The Solid State

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Matter is everything around us. Matter can occupy space and has mass. Matter is of three types: solid, liquid and gas.

General Characteristics of Solid State

1. Solids have definite mass, volume and shape.
2. Intermolecular forces are strong.
3. The constituent particles (atoms, molecules or ions) have fixed positions and can only oscillate about their mean positions.
4. They are incompressible and rigid