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Name a metal which has no fixed shape.

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Mercury has no fixed shape.

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Chapter 2: Is Matter Around Us Pure - Very Short Answers [Page 58]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 9
Chapter 2 Is Matter Around Us Pure
Very Short Answers | Q 49.3 | Page 58

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