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SOLID STATE









                  Solids can be defined as the


                      state of matter which has

                      definite shape and volume


                      and has a rigid structure.


                  The molecules of solids are                                                Arrangement of atoms


                      tightly packed.


                  They only oscillate about


                      their mean positions.


                  So they  do not change the


                      shape when moved from one

                      container to other.                                                         Example: wood
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