Difference between revisions of "Solid"

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Solid is a state of matter that holds its shape and cannot be squashed into a smaller space.

Solids can be described with texture.

Solids are a **state of matter** that:

Cannot be poured. Hold their shape if you leave them alone. Do not flow.


Solids cannot be squashed into a smaller size. You can change their shape by squashing, but their size stays the same.

Examples of solid materials:

Solid is a state of matter where all the particles in fixed positions, are touching and are in a regular arrangement.


A solid cannot be poured because the particles are in fixed positions. Solids hold their shape if you leave them alone because the particles are in fixed positions. Solids do not flow because the particles are in fixed positions.


Solids cannot be squashed into a smaller size because the particles are already touching so they can't get any closer together.

Solid is a state of matter where all the particles vibrate around fixed positions.

When a substance is in its solid state it is usually more dense than in its liquid or gaseous state. Ice is an exception to this due to how the molecules arrange themselves, see Ice-Water Anomaly.

Solids
Particle Diagram	Particle Arrangement	Property
	Particles are in fixed positions.	Solids hold their shape.
	Particles are in fixed positions.	Convection cannot happen in solids.
	Particles are very close together.	Solids cannot be compressed.
		Sound passes through solids faster than liquids and gases.
		Particles vibrate.
		Thermal Conduction happens best in solids.

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 ===About Solids===
-: When a [[substance]] is in its [[solid]] [[Stage of Matter|state]] it is usually more [[Density|dense]] than in its [[liquid]] or [[gas]]eous [[Stage of Matter|state]]. [[Ice]] is an exception to this due to how the [[molecule]]s arrange themselves, see [[Ice-Water Anomaly]].
+: When a [[substance]] is in its [[solid]] [[State of Matter|state]] it is usually more [[Density|dense]] than in its [[liquid]] or [[gas]]eous [[State of Matter|state]]. [[Ice]] is an exception to this due to how the [[molecule]]s arrange themselves, see [[Ice-Water Anomaly]].
 : A [[substance]] which is [[solid]] at [[Room Temperature|room temperature]] has a larger [[force]] of [[attraction]] between [[particle]]s than a [[substance]] which is [[liquid]] or [[gas]] at [[Room Temperature|room temperature]].