Question

question 4 10 pts you are a scientist, and you just discovered a substance that has definite volume but a shape that changes depending on the container it is in. what is the state of matter of this new substance? liquid solid plasma gas

Explanation:

To determine the state of matter, we analyze the properties:

• Solids have definite shape and volume.
• Liquids have definite volume but take the shape of their container (since particles are close but can move past each other).
• Gases have neither definite shape nor volume (they expand to fill the container).
• Plasma is an ionized gas, also lacking definite shape/volume.

The substance has definite volume but variable shape (depends on container), matching liquid properties.

Answer:

A. liquid