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Why can liquids change shapes but solids cannot?

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a Solid can change shape but humans and erosion would have to do that. Liquids on the other hand will form into any mold that you put it in. It also depends on the hardness. A rock is hard so it is harder to form. Water isn't hard so it is easier to mold.

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The forces holding the atoms together are weaker in liquids than in solids

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The forces holding the atoms together are weaker in liquids than in solids.

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a Solid can change shape but humans and erosion would have to do that. Liquids on the other hand will form into any mold that you put it in. It also depends on the hardness. A rock is hard so it is harder to form. Water isn't hard so it is easier to mold.

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Solids can change shape. If they couldn't, you couldn't bend e.g. aluminum foil.

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The forces holding the atoms together are weaker in liquids than in solids

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