Question

1. complete the following table.

physical state	definite shape?	definite volume?	readily compressible?
	no		no
	yes

Explanation:

To complete the table, we recall the properties of the three physical states (solid, liquid, gas):

For Gas:

• Definite shape?: No (gases take the shape of their container).
• Definite volume?: No (gases expand to fill their container).
• Readily compressible?: Yes (gases have large intermolecular spaces, so they can be compressed easily).

For Liquid (the row with “no” for definite shape and “no” for readily compressible):

• Physical state: Liquid
• Definite volume?: Yes (liquids have a fixed volume).

For Solid (the row with “yes” for definite shape):

• Physical state: Solid
• Definite volume?: Yes (solids have a fixed volume).
• Readily compressible?: No (solids have very small intermolecular spaces, so they are not easily compressible).

Completed Table:

physical state	definite shape?	definite volume?	readily compressible?
liquid	no	yes	no
solid	yes	yes	no

(If you only need the filled cells for each row:

• Gas row: definite shape? = no; definite volume? = no; readily compressible? = yes.
• Middle row (liquid): physical state = liquid; definite volume? = yes.
• Bottom row (solid): physical state = solid; definite volume? = yes; readily compressible? = no.)

Answer:

To complete the table, we recall the properties of the three physical states (solid, liquid, gas):

For Gas:

• Definite shape?: No (gases take the shape of their container).
• Definite volume?: No (gases expand to fill their container).
• Readily compressible?: Yes (gases have large intermolecular spaces, so they can be compressed easily).

For Liquid (the row with “no” for definite shape and “no” for readily compressible):

• Physical state: Liquid
• Definite volume?: Yes (liquids have a fixed volume).

For Solid (the row with “yes” for definite shape):

• Physical state: Solid
• Definite volume?: Yes (solids have a fixed volume).
• Readily compressible?: No (solids have very small intermolecular spaces, so they are not easily compressible).

Completed Table:

physical state	definite shape?	definite volume?	readily compressible?
liquid	no	yes	no
solid	yes	yes	no

(If you only need the filled cells for each row:

• Gas row: definite shape? = no; definite volume? = no; readily compressible? = yes.
• Middle row (liquid): physical state = liquid; definite volume? = yes.
• Bottom row (solid): physical state = solid; definite volume? = yes; readily compressible? = no.)