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Which of the following properties is shared by gases and liquids?

They have a definite shape.
They consist of charged particles.
Their particles vibrate in fixed positions.
Their particles are arranged randomly.

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Answer:

Their particles are arranged randomly

Step-by-step explanation:

The random arrangement of molecules cause the translational motion of the liquid and Brownian motion of the gas

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Option D, their particles are arranged randomly.

I'll go over why the other three options are incorrect.

Gas does not have a definite shape. It fills up all the space around it.

Both gases and liquids don't always contain charged particles.

Particles only vibrate in fixed positions is solids.

-T.B.
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