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Which of the following is/are characteristic/characteristics of liquids?
Which of the following is/are characteristic/characteristics of liquids?
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A The intermolecular spaces are large compared to solids
D They have fixed volume
The intermolecular spaces are more and intermolecular forces are weak as compared to solids. The molecules of the liquid have a large kinetic energy. It is on account of the larger kinetic energy and large intermolecular spaces that the molecules can interchange their position. It is on account of this reason that liquids take the shape of the vessel in which they are kept and flow from higher to lower level. The intermolecular forces in the liquids are sufficient to hold the molecules together and therefore, they have fixed volume and are incompressible.
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The intermolecular spaces are large compared to solids
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They have fixed volume
The intermolecular spaces are more and intermolecular forces are weak as compared to solids. The molecules of the liquid have a large kinetic energy. It is on account of the larger kinetic energy and large intermolecular spaces that the molecules can interchange their position. It is on account of this reason that liquids take the shape of the vessel in which they are kept and flow from higher to lower level. The intermolecular forces in the liquids are sufficient to hold the molecules together and therefore, they have fixed volume and are incompressible.
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