Do solids have shape

Answer 1

Light reflected back off the atomic nucleus of the particlar metal involved is interferred with by the electron field to give a lustre to metals and similarly with other solids. Colour is just a result of differing light absorbtions

Answer 2

No. Solids are just an illusion. "Everything you've learned in school as 'obvious' becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There's not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuums. There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines." -R. Buckminster Fuller

RBF is correct in what he says, in that the nuclei of atoms aren't touching, but since it's the electron clouds that repel or bond together, and the electrons are part of the atom, it's arguable that the atoms are touching when they're covalently bonded. There's not much "space" at all if you define it like that.

The carbon atoms in diamond are all bonded alike in all directions, with very little room at all to be the difference between the size of the diamond itself and the size of its individual atoms all added up. However, it is difficult to define "solid" in atoms. The nucleus is a grain of rice compared to a football stadium volume for the electron orbitals. There is absolutely nothing in between. In neutron stars, however, the electron orbitals have collapsed, and in black holes, even the nuclei have collapsed....and space itself. Maybe that's solid!

Answer 3

ugh can solids be invisable what are you talking about girl what the heck are solids

Answer 4

Not that i Know of really it is probrably a term because it looks like it is invisible

Answer 5

Yes. Solids can have any shape, and usually take on that of the container they were in when the temperature went below their freezing point.

Answer 6

Particles in a true monophasic solution are invisible.

Answer 7

Yes. The particles in a solution are invisible.