A substance has neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume. State whether it is a solid, a liquid or a gas.

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Gases have neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume; they acquire the shape and volume of the vessel in which they are kept.

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The scientists now say that there are actually five states of matter A, B, C, D and E. The state A has a fixed volume but no fixed shape. The state B neither has fixed volume nor fixed shape and state C has a fixed shape as well as a fixed volume. The state D in which particles exist in ionised state at higher temperatures whereas state E is named after an Indian scientist and a famous Physicist. Identify A, B, C, D, and E.

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