____ take up the shape of the container they are kept in.

Liquids

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Solids

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Ice

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Wooden log

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The correct option is A
Liquids

The particles present in a liquid matter are loosely packed than the particles in a solid matter. A liquid takes that shape of its container. If something is in a liquid state of matter, it will have a definite volume, but an indefinite shape.

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Assertion(A): Real expansion of liquid does not depend up on material of container.

Reason (R): Liquids have no definite shape. They acquire the mouth of the containers in which they are taken.

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