Why can the gases fill the entire space available to them?

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Solution

In the case of gases. the molecules are far apart from each other.
Because constituent molecular spaces are too large, Therefore constituent molecular forces are almost negligible.
It is on account of this reason that gases do not have a definite shape or definite volume.
Thus, gases can fill the entire space available to them.

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