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A substance occupies one half of an open container. The atoms of the substance are closely packed but are still able to slide past each other.

What is most likely the phase of the substance?

gas
liquid
solid and gas
liquid and solid

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Liquid.

Particles in a liquid are closely packed but can move/slide past one another, and a liquid does not expand to fill the whole container (it takes the shape of the portion it occupies), unlike a gas.