3.5.11

Solids

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Solids

Solids are one of the main three states of matter. They are useful for making things because of their properties.

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Particle arrangement

  • The particles in a solid are very close together.
  • They are touching.
  • They have a fixed shape.
  • They cannot be compressed.
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Movement

  • The particles vibrate about a fixed point.
  • They do not move around.
  • Out of the three states of matter, solids have the least energy.
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Density

  • Solids are very dense because their particles are very close to each other.
  • The particles in a solid are held together by strong bonds.

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1.2Reproduction & Variation

1.3Ecological Relationships & Classification

1.4Digestion & Nutrition

1.5Plants & Photosynthesis

1.6Biological Systems & Processes

2Chemistry

2.1Particles

2.2Chemical Reactions

2.3Atoms, Elements, Compounds

2.4The Periodic Table

2.5Materials & the Earth

2.6Reactivity

2.7Energetics

2.8Properties of Materials

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3.2Forces & Motion

3.3Waves

3.4Electricity & Magnetism

3.5Matter

3.6Space Physics

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