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Which best describes why a liquid needs a container when a solid does not?

O Solids fill their containers, and liquids have definite shapes.
O Solids have definite shapes, and liquids fill their containers.
0 Solids particles wil expand to filltfheir containers, and liquid particles will expand as well.
0 Solids particies expand to fill their containers, and liquid particles do not.

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Answer:

Solids have definite shapes while liquid fill their containers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Liquids have got further apart molecules than solids, so the liquid molecules have a higher degree of locomotion than solid molecules, hence able to fill the container though without a definite volume which is not the case for solid molecules.

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