How are molecules in a particular solid different from the molecules of the substance in a liquid form?

Answer 1

molecules in solids are stationary whilst those in gases and liquids move around, more though in liquid.

Answer 2

Molecules that are in a solid are more confined then those in a gas or liquid state. The atoms themselves are actually moving, but ever so slightly. It's more like a vibration when you think about it. The particles hit/run into each other but they're so close together you can't see the actual movement unlike liquids which move faster than solid particles but slower than gas particles. Just don't go look at a rock hoping to see it's particles moving because it's not something you can see. Just assume it's correct.

Answer 3

Molecules in a solid can barely overcome the attractions between them, so they vibrate in a fixed position (which can be organized or amorphous). Because of this, solids have definite shape and definite volume. The molecules of a liquid can flow over each other but cannot separate from each other, so liquids have a definite volume but no definite shape. The molecules of gases can almost completely separate from one another, so gases have no definite shape or volume.

Answer 4

Molecules in a solid aren't really moving around at all, they're really just vibrating. The molecules in a gas are moving at a very fast speed, faster than a liquid's and a solid's. The molecules are moving at such a fast speed, that they make the material float in a way, that's what makes it a gas.

Answer 5

The molecules of a solid do not have the freedom to move as they would in a liquid or a gas. Solid materials maintain their shape and volume. Liquid materials assume the shape of the vessel in which it is contained and is incompressible. Gaseous materials assume the shape of the vessel in which it is contained and is compressible.

Answer 6

the molecules in a solid are closer together which makes it solid and the molecules in a liquid arent as close together which means they have more room to move around.

Answer 7

molecules in solids are stationary whilst those in gases and liquids move around, more though in liquid.

Answer 8

Solid- In a solid they are one block of molecules all in an arranged patter

Liquid- In a liquid all the molecules slide past each other

Answer 9

the molecules in a solid are closer together which makes it solid and the molecules in a liquid

Answer 10

Molecules in a solid are more tightly packed than molecules in a liquid.