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In a solid the molecules are tightly packed together all touching one another and vibrate; in a liquid the molecules are more loosely packed and more free to move around but they are still touching; in a gas the molecules are free to move where they please
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Do molecules move faster in a liquid?
Molecules actually move faster in liquid because they have more space between them to move about. That's why liquid can flow, and a solid cannot. =)
How are molecules in a particular solid different from the molecules of the substance in a liquid form?
molecules in solids are stationary whilst those in gases and liquids move around, more though in liquid.
Why are liquids more fluid than solids?
A liquid is a fluid. Unlike a solid, the molecules in a liquid have a much greater freedom to move. The forces that bind the molecules together in a solid are only temporary in a liquid, allowing a liquid to flow while a solid remains rigid.
What is the definition for liquid solid and gas?
They are the three states of matter for all substances. A solid has molecules packed tightly together; a liquid has molecules that have some room to move; gases have molecules that can move freely. eg for water the solid state is ice, the liquid state water and the gas state water vapour (steam)
Relate changes in thermal energy to changes of state?
Heat is the intrinsic energy of a piece of matter. If it is least the body is solid, liquid if it is more & gas if it is most. The motion of the molecules in the body determines it. Mostly the molecules due to attractive forces & ordering in space are tightly bound in a solid giving it the rigidity & shape. When they acquire sufficient energy to move about freely, yet held within the body (due to interaction of attractions that makes the surface of the liquid) it is liquid. But when the motion & velocity is such as to break the molecules free from each other it becomes a gaseous body. Heat is the measure of average kinetic energy of the molecules.
Do molicules move faster in a solid or in a liquid?
In liquid molecules move faster but in solid the molecules would vibrate about its mean position
The properties of solid liquid and gases?
Solid molecules are rigid and has a shape. Liquid molecules are less rigid than solid and the molecules move. Gases have no shape and its molecules are free floating and move at rapid speeds against each other.
Do molecules have more freedom of movement in the solid state than in the liquid state?
No in a solid the molecules are fixed in position while in a liquid they can move around - that is why a liquid is 'liquid'.
What do molecules move faster in a solid liquid or gas?
Gas...The molecules are less tightly packed together like in a solid and liquid so they're free to move. They seem more energized, they're faster.
When you heat a solid and it melts becomes a?
It becomes a liquid. solid, liquid, and gas are relative terms defining the movement of molecules, solid moves slow, liquid faster, and gas the fastest. molecules move constantly.
Are the molecules in water closer together when it is a solid or when it is a liquid?
when the water molecules are of a liquid, they are farther apart and able to move around the space of the liquid as apposed to a solid where the molecules are closely packed together and cannot move much. i hope that answers your question.
When the molecules in a body move with increased speed its possible that the body will change from agas to a liquid gas to a solid liquid to a solid liquid to a gas?
Liquid to gas
Do particles in a solid move faster than particles in liquid?
No, particles in a solid only vibrate, whereas particles in a liquid are free to move within the liquid.
What are the particles in a liquid able to do?
The particles of a solid can only vibrate about their fixed positions while the particles of a liquid can vibrate, rotate and translate (move from 1 place to another) within the liquid.
Do molecules move faster in a liquid?
Molecules actually move faster in liquid because they have more space between them to move about. That's why liquid can flow, and a solid cannot. =)
Do molecules move in motionless liquids?
Yes They Do...In A Solid Molecules Have No Energy And Are Blocked Together...In A Liquid They Have Some Energy So They Move Abit Free-er And In A Gas They Have Loads Of Energy So They Fly About Really Free. yes. molecules can move in any substance, solid, liquid, or gas.
Why are liquids and solids different?
A liquid will fit in any shape of a (larger) container, a solid does not, because of its own 'solid' shape.
