Why do gases have neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume? - Vidyadip

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Why do gases have neither a fixed shape nor a fixed volume?

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A gas does not have a fixed shape or fixed volume because the particles of gases do not have fixed positions or fixed spaces between them.

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