Asked by julie

Which best characterizes a crystal?
a number of high speed particles moving randomly
a dense substance that is hard and incompressible
a high-energy state of matter made up of a swirling, ionized gas
a loose association of particles moving past one another

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"a dense substance that is hard and incompressible" — crystals are solids whose atoms or molecules occupy fixed positions in a regular, repeating lattice, giving them rigidity and low compressibility.