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Question
Describe simple experiments to prove that gases have no definite volume or shape.
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Solution
Have no definite volume or shape
Experiment:
A gas takes up the volume of any enclosed space filling it up completely.
Conclusion: Gases take up any volume and hence all gases have no definite volume.
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