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A '''solid''' is one of the main [[states of matter]]. Solids are made up of [[atoms]] or [[molecules]] that only move within a very small range in relation to one another.
'''Solid''' may refer to: 
*The state of matter, [[solid (state of matter)]].
*The geometrical concept [[solid (geometry)]].
 
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Some solids can vapourize directly into a [[gas]]. This is called [[sublimation]]. Examples of this are [[dry ice]] becoming [[carbon dioxide]] [[gas]], and [[ice]] disappearing without [[melting]].
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Mathematics]]
Some of the properties of a solid are [[bulk modulus]],which is a measure of how a solid responds to [[deformation]], [[hardness]], which is a measure of how a solid resists [[abrasion]], and [[melting point]], which is the [[temparature]] at which a solid becomes a [[liquid]].
[[Category:Physics]]
 
[[Category:Chemistry]]
Solids at their respective [[melting point]] change to [[liquid]]s. 
[[Category:States of matter]]
 
A [[crystaline]] solid has [[atoms]] or [[molecules]] aranged in a regular repeated pattern and may abruptly change [[phase]] as the temperature changes.
 
An [[amorphous solid]] is an apparently solid substance that does not abruptly change its [[phase]] as its [[temperature]] changes. The [[atoms]] or [[molecules]] in it are aranged randomly.
 
 
 
==Solid measures==
Quantities of liquids are measured in units of [[volume]], such as the [[cubic metre]] (m³), and [[mass]], such as the [[kilogram]] (kg).
 
== See also ==
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* [[List of states of matter]]
 
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[[Category:Condensed matter physics]]
[[Category:Condensed phase]]
[[Category:Mass]]
[[Category:Volume]]
[[Category:Mass]]
[[Category:CZ Live]]

Revision as of 04:02, 3 March 2007

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