Question

Which of the following statements regarding the solid state of matter is incorrect?
- solid can be compressed to smaller volumes
- the symbol for solid is (s)
- when a solid is heated, the particles begin to move faster.
- solids consist of particles that do not move past on another.
- they particles in a solid are in close contact with one another.

Answer 1

C'mon. Isn't this common sense.
Take your book, or a desk, or your pen or any solid and try compressing it to a smaller volume. Can you do that? Of course you can't. So the answer must be .......