Question

What are the characteristics of a substance in the liquid state?

answers:
A: made up of particles packed closely together, having both definite shape and definite volume

B: made up of particles packed relatively close together, having an indefinite shape but a definite volume

C: made up of particles that are far apart from each other, having both indefinite shape and indefinite volume

D: made up of positively charged particles and negatively charged electrons, having indefinite shape and indefinite volume

Answer 1

the particles are packed closely togetehr but not as tightly as in solids and the particles slide past one another. the particles ahev no regular arrangement, no fixed shape and it takes on the shape of the container it's in. it has a fixed volume and it can't be easily compressed.