Does a liquid have a lower density than a solid?

Answer 1

Well it all depends which solid and which liquid, but the same substance will be denser in solid form than liquid form, and even less dense as a gas. This is because in a solid, the particles are structured very tightly and rigidly, meaning it has a high mass to volume ratio, while in a liquid or gas, the particles have freedom to flow and move and are not so strongly attracted to each other, meaning the mass is spread over a larger volume.

Answer 2

In liquids the intermoleculer forces(i.e. the kinetic energy possessed by the molecules) are weak as compared to solids and so the intermoleculer spaces are large as compared to solids.Therefore a substance in its liquid state will definitely have more volume than in its solid state with the only exception of water.(anomalous expansion of water). Therefore solids will obviously have more density than liquids as the volume of a substance is inversely proprtional to its density.

Answer 3

It depends on the specific substances compared. In general, liquids have a lower density than solids because the particles in a liquid are less densely packed than in a solid. However, there are exceptions where the solid form has a lower density than the liquid form, such as with ice and water.

Answer 4

It depends a lot but I would say not a huge amount. Probably less than 20 % in most cases It depends a lot but I would say not a huge amount. Probably less than 20 % in most cases