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Differentiate between Volume and Capacity?


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The difference between volume and capacity is as follows:

Volume

Capacity

Volume indicates the total amount of space covered by an object in three-dimensional space.

Capacity refers to the ability of something (like a solid substance, gas, or liquid) to hold, absorb or receive by an object.

Common units (units of measurement) – cm3,m3Common units (units of measurement)- liter, gallons, pounds
Both solid and hollow objects have volume.Only hollow objects have the capacity.
Example – Cube, Cuboid, Cone and CylinderExample – Cone, Cylinder, hollow hemisphere


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