Dissolving a solid in a liquid depends on the interactions and attractions between the molecules of the liquid (solvent) and the particles of the solid (solute). Dissolving happens when the attraction ...

Solids, liquids and gases. In a solid like this brick, the particles are regularly arranged touching their neighbours and move only by vibrating. This explains why solids have a fixed shape.

In this model, solids have particles fixed tightly together in rows so they can’t move. In liquids, the particles are touching but are free to move around each other like balls in a ball pool.

are a unique class of nanomaterials that combine the properties of liquid crystals with the advantages of nanoparticles. These hybrid particles exhibit the orientational order and responsiveness of ...

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Scientists have transformed light into a supersolid, a breakthrough merging solid and liquid properties in quantum physics.

Solids, liquids and gases. In a solid like this brick, the particles are regularly arranged touching their neighbours and move only by vibrating. This explains why solids have a fixed shape.