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If you look closely enough at a solid, on a microscopic level, you will not see solid objects nailed and cemented to each other, you will see particles floating in space, connected to other particles only by invisible electromagnetic force fields. When one particle moves, it then exerts force on other particles through the force fields, and they will move too, and all this motion is perfectly elastic, there is no friction on the atomic/molecular scale. Motion that begins will reverberate until something damps it. So, everything vibrates, and the degree of vibration is measured as temperature. Anything hotter than absolute zero (also known as -273o Celsius) is vibrating.
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If you look closely enough at a solid, on a microscopic level, you will not see solid objects nailed and cemented to each other, you will see particles floating in space, connected to other particles only by invisible electromagnetic force fields. When one particle moves, it then exerts force on other particles through the force fields, and they will move too, and all this motion is perfectly elastic, there is no friction on the atomic/molecular scale. Motion that begins will reverberate until something damps it. So, everything vibrates, and the degree of vibration is measured as temperature. Anything hotter than absolute zero (also known as -273o Celsius) is vibrating.
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∙ 13y agoparticles are always moving and this means no matter if it's a solid, liquid, or gas, it will always have particles moving. Particles in a soild only vibrate because they have less kinetic energy.
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∙ 11y agoIf you look closely enough at a solid, on a microscopic level, you will not see solid objects nailed and cemented to each other, you will see particles floating in space, connected to other particles only by invisible electromagnetic force fields. When one particle moves, it then exerts force on other particles through the force fields, and they will move too, and all this motion is perfectly elastic, there is no friction on the atomic/molecular scale. Motion that begins will reverberate until something damps it. So, everything vibrates, and the degree of vibration is measured as temperature. Anything hotter than absolute zero (also known as -273o Celsius) is vibrating.
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Causes particles to vibrate in place?
the thermal energy is what causes the particles to vibrate.
What energy change occurs when sound is produced?
Sound energy causes the particles in the medium it is traveling through to vibrate. The medium is a solid, liquid or gas.
How can you describe the motion of the particles in a solid?
The particles are tightly packed so they vibrate.
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.
Can you fill in the blank to total energy of a materials particles causes particles to vibrate in place?
All states of matter have vibrating particles, but solids' particles vibrate only.
Causes particles to vibrate in place?
the thermal energy is what causes the particles to vibrate.
Are particles far apart in a solid?
no but the particles in a solid vibrate
What can particles in a solid do?
they can vibrate
What causes the particles in a solid vibrate?
a wavelength can be add to a sound particle that couses a high vibration.particles are always moving and this means no matter if it's a solid, liquid, or gas, it will always have particles moving. Particles in a soild only vibrate because they have less kinetic energy.
What energy change occurs when sound is produced?
Sound energy causes the particles in the medium it is traveling through to vibrate. The medium is a solid, liquid or gas.
What causes a solid to have a definite shape?
A solid has a definite shape because the particles in a solid are tightly packed together and all fixed into one position to where they can only vibrate.
What way do solid particles move?
They vibrate.
How does conduction heat solids?
Heat energy from the source causes the particles to oscillate (vibrate) this chains and causes neighbouring particles to vibrate.
How can the motions of particles in a solid be described?
The particles in a solid are closely locked in position and can only vibrate.
How can the motion of particles in Solid be described?
The particles in a solid are closely locked in position and can only vibrate.
What can particles of a liquid do that the particles of a solid can't 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 particles in a solid vibrate around a fixed point?
No, the vibrations depend on how much energy the particles have. If a solid is heated from the left side, the particles on the left will vibrate more than the particles on the right. Solid particles vibrate as each individual particle, not as a group or around a fixed point.
