Give two reasons to justify that water at room temperature is a liquid.

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Water take the shape of the container in which it's kept. It flows from higher level to lower (fluidity).
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Water at room temperature remains in the liquid state due to the following two reasons: 1. At room temperature, the molecules of water have some intermolecular force of attraction and the room temperature cannot provide sufficient heat for these molecules to overcome their force of attraction and therefore...
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Water at room temperature remains in the liquid state due to the following two reasons: 1. At room temperature, the molecules of water have some intermolecular force of attraction and the room temperature cannot provide sufficient heat for these molecules to overcome their force of attraction and therefore remain in liquid phase. 2. At room temperature the atmospheric pressure is favorable to keep water in it's liquid state. read less
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