The description "no fixed shape but it has a fixed volume" perfectly matches the properties of the liquid state of matter. - Solid (e.g., carbon steel): Has a fixed shape and a fixed volume. - Liquid (e.g., kerosene): Takes the shape of the container but has a fixed volume. - Gas (e.g., krypton): Has neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume; it expands to fill the entire container. Krypton is a gas, kerosene is a liquid, and carbon steel is a solid. Therefore, kerosene is the example that fits the description.
A form of matter has no fixed shape but it has a fixed volume. An example of this form of matter is
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 68th · Topic: Physical Properties of Materials (Density and Specific Gravity)
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