what's the difference between a liquid and solid?

The molecules of a solid are pack so tightly that they won’t slide or move. They buzz in place. A liquid has molecules that are farther apart and allows it to take the the shape of the container it is placed in. I hope I helped u.

Difference Between Solid And Liquid

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The molecules in a solid are fixed in place giving a solid a definite shape and volume. The molecules do vibrate in place.

The molecules in a liquid are moving more and can slide over each other allowing a liquid to pour and flow. A liquid has definite volume but takes the shape of the container.

A solid is a substance that has a fixed shape (such as rock) while a liquid does not (as you can see when you pour something such as water into a container or splatter it on a table).

In a solid the particles that make it up are close together and very organized while a liquid has particles that are also very close together but NOT organized, the bonds between them are constantly breaking and re-forming.

Solids are things that hold their shape. Rocks are solids. Your desk is made of solids.

Liquids are different from solids in that they don’t hold their shape. That is, they flow and we can pour them. The water in a glass is shaped like the glass, until you pour it into a bucket. Then it will be shaped like the bucket. But liquids do keep the same volume. If you poured 1 liter of water from one bucket to another, it would still take up 1 liter of space, no matter what the shape of the buckets.

Come on guys, give him the chemistry answer.

The simply “chemistry” answer is the molecular energy in each. The energy is higher in a liquid than in a solid. A gas has a higher molecular energy than a liquid…

With solids the molecules are closley together and have little room to move. It has a definate size and shape. With liquids the molecules can move more freely. There is no definate shape. I didnt think its a stupid question.

Well among other things the molecules or particles in a solid are bunched together and don’t move whereas in a liquid the particles bounce around everywhere.

a solid’s molecules will be tight together.. imagine those ball pools at McDonalds. each ball can represent a molecule and there wont be much space between eachother

with liquids, they kinda float around and there is more space. there is more movement.

a gas will have LOTS of space between the molecules.. which is the reason why you can mix gases.

A liquid’s shape is confined to, not determined by, the container it fills.

A solid object is in the states of matter characterized by resistance to deformation and changes of volume.