What are the characteristics of a solid?

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Meave60
Oct 27, 2015

A solid has a definite volume and fixed shape.

Explanation:

A solid has a definite volume and fixed shape. This is in contrast to a liquid, which has a definite volume, but takes the shape of its container and has a flat surface.

For example, if you put a cube of wood with a volume of #"8 cm"^3"# into a #"10-mL"# beaker, it would maintain its shape and volume, but if you poured a liquid with a volume of #"8 cm"^3"# #("8 mL")# into the #"10-mL"# beaker, it would maintain its volume, but it would take the shape of the beaker and have a flat surface.

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