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Water (liquid)

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A liquid takes on the shape of its container. Watch how water takes on a different shape in a different container.

If you pour water out of a container, it will go everywhere! Because it isn’t in a container, the water takes on the shape of the table top, making a puddle.

Water molecules are still close together, but they can move or slide past one another.

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Published: 25 October 2016
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