Question

Solids have definite shape and size but the shape of the sugar and the salt changes with the shape of container ??

Answer 1

the shape of a single cube of sugar and salt is definite but they are so small that when they are kept inside a container they occupy it's shape

Answer 2

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the shape of sugar and salt crystal do not change as they are very small in size when they are poured in a container come closer to each other and takes the shape of containerIt is characterized by structural rigidity and resistance to changes of shape or volume. Unlike a liquid, a solid object does not flow to take on the shape of its container, nor does it expand to fill the entire volume available to it like a gas does. The atoms in a solid are tightly bound to each other, either in a regular geometric lattice (crystalline solids, which include metals and ordinary ice) or irregularly (an amorphous solid such as common window glass).......sugar and salt goes with