States of Matter
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States of Matter
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solids |
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fluids |
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Bulk Properties of Matter
Atoms and molecules in constant motion, positions on average form a regular lattice in a
crystal, random but fixed in an amorphous solid, random and changing in a fluid (liguid or gas).
Compressibility distinguishes liquids and gases.
Pressure and temperature: examples of bulk (average) properties.
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