HELP A substance placed into an open plastic container at room temperature exerts a force against the bottom of the container but not the sides of the container. What is the most likely phase of this substance?
A. gas
B. solid
C. liquid
D. plasma

a solid

Explanation:

because because gas would excerpt forced throughout the whole container and plasma would be too hot for the plastic container and liquid would flow throughout the container touching the sides and solid is the only one that would probably only touch the bottom of the plastic container exerting force through there

pla·gia·rism

/ˈplājəˌrizəm/

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noun

the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

explanation:

we can conclude that the melting point of table salt is above room temperature (it's actually 801 deg c). the melting point of mercury must be below room temperature (- 39 deg c).