2007-07-19 12:13:54 · 17 answers · asked by ejay2cool92 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
i know that air is a gas but my friend is being stupid he says that because they both have some of the same characteristics they're liquids tell me what ya'll know
2007-07-19 12:21:14 · update #1
It's a gas. The difference: a gas will take up the entire volume that you provide. Liquid will spread on the bottom of a container that's too large. Say, you have a jar filled with air. Air takes up entire jar, it's not sitting at the bottom of the jar. Even if you take some air away, the remaining air will spread throuhg the whole volume. If you have a jar full of water, and you take some water away, the remaining water will be at the bottom of the jar.
He must be mistaking "liquid" for "fluid". Both are fluids, i.e. can't retain a certain shape.
2007-07-19 12:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hey there!
No. Air is a gas. Air can be compressed, liquids can't be compressed. If air was in the form of steam, then it is liquid. You can't see air, however you can see a liquid. This fact is really important since you can know why steam is a liquid.
Overall air is not a liquid.
Hope it helps!
2007-07-19 21:28:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Liquids take the shape of the container that they are put in.
However, air does have flow like a liquid. This is why both liquids and gases can be refered to as Fluids.
Air can be compressed into a liquid. Liquid nitrogen is used to cool things to very cold temperatures while liquid oxygen is used in rocket fuels, etc.
2007-07-19 19:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by albert 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Air is a gas, a liquid is a liquid. they share similar properties between bonds but none are substantial. liquid fits to its container air spreads throughout it.
2007-07-19 21:11:15 · answer #4 · answered by pimpinator15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
air is a gas, which is mostly composed of nitrogen and oxygen is second most. Gases have no definite volume and take the shape of the container, liquids have a definite volume and also take the shape of the container.
2007-07-19 19:19:20 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
air is a gas
2007-07-19 20:41:56 · answer #6 · answered by Nyameba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
air is a gas
2007-07-19 19:21:44 · answer #7 · answered by Brynn J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to tell you that air is a gas.
2007-07-19 19:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by Katie K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air is not considered a licud but air usualy contains water
2007-07-19 19:22:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air is a mixture of gases that exists as gases at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature.
(It could, of course, be explained as a 'Superheated Mixture of vaporised liquids').
2007-07-19 19:27:27 · answer #10 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋