Question

This chart shows descriptions of the atoms for four different substances.

A 2-column table with 4 row labeled Descriptions of Four Substances. The first row has entries Object 1, Object 2, Object 3, Object 4. The second row has entries slide past each other, are very viscous, form a crystal, spread out to fill their container.

Which substance is a solid?

Object 1
Object 2
Object 3
Object 4

Answer 1

Object 3 is a solid (option 3)

Why is this correct?

When substances form crystals, it indicates a specific arrangement of particles that is characteristic of a solid state. In this case, Object 3, which forms a crystal, is most likely the solid among the four substances listed.

Substances in solid states generally have particles that are closely packed together in an ordered and fixed pattern, which allows them to form crystals.

Therefore, the substance is a solid among the given options is Object 3 (option 3)