Solid

A solid object is in the phase of matter characterized by resistance to deformation Deformation

In engineering mechanics [i], deformation is a change in shape due to an applied force [i]. ... 

 and changes of volume. At the microscopic scale, a solid has these properties: * The atom Atom

In chemistry [i] and physics [i], an atom is the smallest possible particle of a chemical element [i] t ... 

s or molecule Molecule

In chemistry, a molecule is an aggregate of two or more atom [i]s in a definite arrangement held togethe ... 

s that comprise the solid are packed close together. * These constituent elements have fixed positions in space relative to each other.

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A solid object is in the phase of matter characterized by resistance to deformation Deformation

In engineering mechanics [i], deformation is a change in shape due to an applied force [i]. ... 

 and changes of volume.
At the microscopic scale, a solid has these properties:
The atom Atom

In chemistry [i] and physics [i], an atom is the smallest possible particle of a chemical element [i] t ... 

s or molecule Molecule

In chemistry, a molecule is an aggregate of two or more atom [i]s in a definite arrangement held togethe ... 

s that comprise the solid are packed close together.
These constituent elements have fixed positions in space relative to each other.

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