Which state of matter takes on the shape of a container?

Answer 1

#"Does a solid?"# #"Nope"#. #"Does a liquid?"# #"Not totally."#

#"But does a gas?"#

Yes, they do. According to "Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures," partial pressures of component gases add up to the total pressure in a gaseous mixture because the pressure exerted by a component gas in a gaseous mixture is equal to the pressure it would exert if it occupied the container alone.

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Answer 2

Natalie Anton

The state of matter that takes on the shape of its container is called "gas."

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