Question

When placed in a 100 mL square box, a substance takes the shape of the box and has a volume of 100 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 state is the substance?

Responses

liquid

liquid

solid

solid

gas

Answer 1

gas

Explanation: the substance takes both the shape and the volume of its container (100 mL box → 100 mL, 50 mL tube → 50 mL). That behavior is characteristic of a gas (liquids take the shape but keep a fixed volume; solids keep shape and volume).