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=!! Solids !! by: Tamira S. Campbell = =__**//! The Characteristics of a Solid ! //**__= The characteristics of a solid is it hangs on to a fixed volume and shape. For example... RIGID.. and that’s when particles are locked into place. There is also very little space between the solid particles. They do not flow easily, and particles can’t move past each other as you can see in figure 1 above this paragraph . http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/liquids/character.html



__//** ! The Difference Between a Crystalline and Amorphous Solids ! **// __ steelguru.com The difference between a crystalline and a amorphous solid is, crystalline solids have a long range order, sharp melting points and are anisotropic(Properties of a material depend on the direction), which amorphous solids lack in range order, DO NOT have a melting point and are isotropic(Properties of a material are identical in all directions). What discriminates these solids apart are their atomic scale structure. here are some examples for a crystalline and amorphous solid. candle wax is an great example for an amorphous solid, because constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are NOT arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. A crystal is also a good example of a crystalline solid, because  constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. http://www.tutorvista.com/content/chemistry/chemistry-iv/solid-state/amorphous-solids.php





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