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Explain how the shape of a substance is determined by its state

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A solid will retain its shape; the particles are not free to move around. Liquid mattered. Liquid matter is made of more loosely packed particles. It will take the shape of its container . ... Gaseous matter is composed of particles packed so loosely that it has either a definded shape nor a defined volume.

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I’m sorry I’m not very good at science but I’m pretty sure it’s…
A shape of a substance is determined by its state because when something is in a liquid state it fits the area of the object it is in. And when it is in gas form it doesn’t really fit in the object. When it is in solid form it may not fit in the object at all
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