Which state of matter is not easily compressed but easily changes shape to fill its container?

Chemistry · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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The state of matter that is not easily compressed but easily changes shape to fill its container is the **liquid** state. Liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape. This means that a liquid will conform to the shape of its container, taking on the same outline but not expanding to fill the entire space like a gas would. The particles in a liquid are still close together, which makes it difficult to compress, unlike gases where the particles are much further apart and can be compressed much more easily.

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