At the Microscopic Level, the Difference Between Liquids and Solids

question 17

Multiple Choice

At the microscopic level, the difference between liquids and solids is that

• A) the liquid's atoms move throughout the liquid, while the solid's atoms remain near their original locations.
• B) in a liquid, the individual atoms are larger.
• C) there is much more distance [at least 10 times more] between neighboring atoms in a liquid than between neighboring atoms in a solid.
• D) both answers A and B are correct.
• E) both answers B and C are correct.