Give two reasons to justify:
(a) water at room temperature is a liquid.
(b) an iron almirah is a solid at room temperature.


(a) Water is a liquid at room temperature because:
  1. Water has a fixed volume but no fixed shape.
  2. Water flows freely.
(b) An iron almirah is solid because
  1. The iron almirah has a fixed shape and volume.
  2. Particles of the iron almirah do not flow freely and have a fixed position.
[Extra information: Anything that occupies space and has mass is known as Matter. Matter exists in three forms – solid, liquid, and gas. Gases, liquids and solids are all made up of atoms, molecules, and/or ions, but the behaviors of these particles differ in the three phases.

Solids have a definite shape and volume as the atoms in a solid are tightly packed, usually in a regular pattern.

Liquids have a definite volume, but take the shape of a container, as the atoms in liquid are close together with no regular arrangement.

Gases have no definite shape or volume. The atoms in the gas are well separated with no regular arrangement.


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Updated on: 15-Mar-2023

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