Question

One fine day Sarath wanted to determine the shape of liquids, but he came up with a conclusion which satisfies the properties of a liquid. Which of the following will satisfy Sarath’s conclusion in case of liquids?

• A. Liquids have a definite shape
• B. Liquids do not have a definite shape
• C. Liquids take up the shape of the vessel in which they are put.
• D. Each liquid has a characteristic shape of its own.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

Liquids take up the shape of the vessel in which they are put.

Let's try to answer this question by the help of an activity.
Go to your kitchen. Try to pour some water in a glass.
Now pour the same water from that glass into a bottle.
What did you observe?
Try the same with any other liquid.
What is your conclusion?
If you cannot conclude, let me do it for you.
Liquids have no define shape. They take up the shape of the vessel in which they are put. This is because their molecules are in a state of constant rapid motion.
Therefore,
(i) Liquids do not have a definite shape.
(ii) Liquids take up the shape of the vessel in which they are put.