MCQ
The common characteristics of solid and liquid states are:
  • A
    Both have fixed shape.
  • B
    Both have fixed volume.
  • C
    Both are rigid.
  • D
    Both have maximum force of attraction.

Answer

  1. Both have fixed volume.

Explanation:

A solid has definite volume and shape, a liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape, and a gas has neither a definite volume nor shape.

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