Characteristics of Fluids

• Fluids don’t have a definite shape of their own so they take the shape of their container
• Liquids don’t have a definite shape, but they do have a definite volume
• Particles of a liquid are farther apart than particles of solids and they are bound less tightly and are free to move past one another
• The forces of attraction among liquids are still strong enough to hold the liquid together