sand is solid but it is said that you can't fill container completely with solid, whereas sand can be filled upto mouth of container.give reasons.

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Sand is a solid and the particles of sand are of very small size, the different particles of sand have spaces between them. When we fill a container with sand, the spaces between the particles of sand is reduced and it can take the shape of the vessel.

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