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Well? Is something like a shirt considered a solid, even though it can easily take the shape of it's container?
What happens if the container is bigger than the shirt.. it won't take take the shape of the container..wasteofo2 said:Well? Is something like a shirt considered a solid, even though it can easily take the shape of it's container?
Hydrogen in oxygen?Njorl said:I suppose there could be liquid smoke - a by-product of combustion that takes the form of tiny liquid droplets suspended in air, but I am not familiar with anything that would produce it.
A solid is a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume, while a liquid is a state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.
Cloth is considered a solid because it has a definite shape and does not flow like a liquid.
Cloth can sometimes be described as a liquid because it can flow and take the shape of its container when it is in a molten state, such as when it is being produced.
At room temperature, cloth is a solid because it has a definite shape and does not flow like a liquid. However, it can become a liquid if it is heated to its melting point.
Yes, cloth can exhibit properties of both a solid and a liquid, depending on its state and conditions. For example, it can have a definite shape like a solid, but also flow and take the shape of its container like a liquid when it is in a molten state.