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Are the particles in a solid motionless ?

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No. Just because it is a solid doesn't mean it has no motion. The only way for particles to be motionless is for the solid to reach Absolute Zero (0* K). Which is impossible. So, therefore, it is impossible for particles in a solid to be motionless.
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