{"id":8814,"date":"2021-03-02T13:21:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8814"},"modified":"2021-03-02T15:27:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:27:41","slug":"what-is-a-solid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-solid\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a solid?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8814\" class=\"elementor elementor-8814\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aed59e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aed59e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e47082\" data-id=\"6e47082\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c185b20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c185b20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d781b\" data-id=\"76d781b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3240310 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3240310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Matter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6402de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"6402de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-matter-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8829 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-matter\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is matter?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8830 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-solid\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a solid?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8831 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-liquid\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a liquid?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8837 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-gas\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a gas?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8832 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/changing-states-of-matter\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Changing states of matter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8833 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/behavior-of-matter\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Behavior of Matter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8834 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-physical-phange\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a physical phange?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8835 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-chemical-change\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a chemical change?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1cd6d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e1cd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12ac51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d12ac51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad77548\" data-id=\"ad77548\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b070b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26b070b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are solids?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25736d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e25736d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Solids are simply hard substances, and they are so because of how their molecules are packed together. Examples of solids include rocks, chalk, sugar, pieces of wood, plastic, steel, or a nail. They are all solids at room temperature. They can come in all sizes, shapes, and forms.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Think of ice cubes as an example. They are solids when frozen. They change into a liquid at room temperature.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">What about ashes? Is that solid too? Yes, ashes are tiny solid particles that fall off when something burns\u2014 like wood ash in the fireplace.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In the diagram below, see how similar the arrangement of molecules is in the piece of rock and wood ash.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_8950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8950\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8950\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/arrangement-of-molecules-in-a-solid.jpg\" alt=\"Arrangement of molecules in a solid\" width=\"600\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/arrangement-of-molecules-in-a-solid.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/arrangement-of-molecules-in-a-solid-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arrangement of molecules in a solid<\/figcaption><\/figure><h5><b>Characteristic of particles (molecules) in a solid.<\/b><\/h5><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">The particles are close together (that\u2019s why they cannot be squashed or compressed.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The particles cannot move freely from place to place (this is why they have a fixed shape).<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The particles are arranged in a regular, distinct pattern.<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The particles are held together by strong forces called bonds (This is why solids do\u00a0<b><i>not<\/i><\/b>\u00a0flow like water. Their particles are only able to vibrate in their position and cannot move from place to place.)<\/li><li class=\"li1\">The particles can vibrate in a fixed position.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">Different solids behave slightly differently because they have different properties such as \u2018STRENGTH\u2019. This makes solids useful for different things. 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What is a solid? What is a liquid? What is a gas? Changing states of matter Behavior of Matter What is a physical phange? What is a chemical change? What are solids? Solids are simply hard substances, and they are so because of how their molecules are packed together. 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