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Solids are structurally rigid and resistant to changes of shape or volume.
Gases and liquids are fluids. Unlike a liquid, a solid object does not flow to take on the shape of its container (under gravitational or other attractive forces), nor does it expand to fill the entire volume available to it like a gas does.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoFor a substance to be a solid rather than a liquid, there must be strong attractive forces acting between the particles in the solid. These forces limit the motion of the particles to vibrations around fixed locations in the solid.
There is more order between particles in a solid than in a liquid.
Source: Glencoe Chemistry: Matter and Change textbook
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∙ 14y agoOf the fixed arrangements of its atoms or molecules. To be considered a fluid, it will expand or retract to take the shape of any container it is placed in, and a solid will not.
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What happens to the molecules when there is a change in state from liquid to solid?
When a liquid changes to the solid state, the molecules slow down so that they only vibrate in place and can no longer flow like a liquid.
Can a solid be a fluid?
No. However, there are substances that don't fit neatly into a solid/liquid dichotomy. Glasses, for example, are much more like solids than they are like liquids, but they do have some liquid-like characteristics. Liquid crystals are liquids that show some solid-like characteristics. Viscoelastic materials (Silly Putty is probably the best known example) are somewhere in between.
What is the state of matter in the upper mantle?
solid
What is pepper a solid liquid or gas?
It is a solid
What is the layer inside Earth that is comprised of material that can flow like a liquid yet also retain solid properties?
The mantle.
Is A Laptop Liquid Solid Or gas?
It is solid as it doesn't flow like a liquid or has vast space between its molecules like gases.
What rock can flow like a liquid?
the rock that can flow like a liquid is a mantle because the mantle has two parts. The upper part is the solid rock. The solid rock of the mantle is part is the lithosphere. Below the solid rock, the mantle rock has the ability to flow like a liquid. Most of the mantle is made up of rock that can flow. Sanjida Ahmed 752/753
What is the plasticity of the mantle?
It is the ability of the mantle (solid) to flow like liquid.
Does solid flow?
in some cases yes e.g sugar is a solid but moves like a liquid so yes solids can flow
What happens to the molecules when there is a change in state from liquid to solid?
When a liquid changes to the solid state, the molecules slow down so that they only vibrate in place and can no longer flow like a liquid.
Which are pieces solid?
a solid is a hard piece of something which particles are stuck together but shake an u cant poor a solid out from a cup like a liquid.
Can a solid be a fluid?
No. However, there are substances that don't fit neatly into a solid/liquid dichotomy. Glasses, for example, are much more like solids than they are like liquids, but they do have some liquid-like characteristics. Liquid crystals are liquids that show some solid-like characteristics. Viscoelastic materials (Silly Putty is probably the best known example) are somewhere in between.
What is the state of matter in the upper mantle?
solid
What is pepper a solid liquid or gas?
It is a solid
What state of matter is a gummy bear?
Such a material is semi- solid, why solid ? because if you shaped it, the shape remains as it is till you disturbed. Why it is not liquid ? because it can not flow like liquids.
How is a liquid like a solid?
A liquid is like a solid because a liquid I usually a heated solid Ex. Water is heated ice
What is the layer inside Earth that is comprised of material that can flow like a liquid yet also retain solid properties?
The mantle.
