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Because a gas has no definite volume or shape, in what way does it take up space

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A gas takes up space by changing to its volume of its container.

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The shape and volume of a gas are the same as those of their container. A gas has neither a definite shape nor volume because its particles spread apart and move freely in all directions.

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Because particles can move freely around and so a liquid takes the shape of its container. ... Use what you know about particles in a gas to explain why a gas has no definite shape and no definite volume. A gas has neither a definite shape nor volume because its particles spread apart and move freely in all directions.

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