Which statement best describes the movement of atoms in a solid? They are able to slide past each other. They spread apart as far as possible. They have no freedom to move. They are free to move in all directions.

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Barbara Baker

21 September, 10:13

Which statement best describes the movement of atoms in a solid? They are able to slide past each other. They spread apart as far as possible. They have no freedom to move. They are free to move in all directions.

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Abbie Gamble · Answer 1

The answer is: They have no freedom to move.

However is not completely true, as even in a solid atoms still a move a bit (vibrations).

If atoms were able to slide past each other, then we would have a liquid not a solid. Liquids "flow" but never really "break apart" this is because atoms are sliding between them, think of these as a bucket of marbles rolling down a slope.

If they are free to move in all directions, then you have a gas; that's why someone uses perfume in a room, eventually everyone smells it.