When placed in a 100-ml square box, a substance takes the shape of the box and has a volume of 50 ml. When placed in a 50-ml circular tube, that same substance takes the shape of the tube and has a 50-ml volume. In which of the following states is the substance?

Question 2 options:

gas

solid

liquid

Question

When placed in a 100-ml square box, a substance takes the shape of the box and has a volume of 50 ml. When placed in a 50-ml circular tube, that same substance takes the shape of the tube and has a 50-ml volume. In which of the following states is the substance?

Question 2 options:
	
gas
	
solid
	
liquid

whpalmer4 · Answer

If it takes the shape but does not expand to fill, it must not be a solid (solid won't take shape) and must not be a liquid (liquid won't expand to fill), so it is...