{"id":4610,"date":"2013-06-29T06:55:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T06:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=4610"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:13:20","slug":"balance-of-forces-that-make-a-solid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/balance-of-forces-that-make-a-solid\/","title":{"rendered":"Balance of Forces That Make a Solid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Balance of Forces That Make a Solid<\/h1>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Balance of Forces That Make a Solid\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SFvMNCDmCuk\"><div id=\"lyte_SFvMNCDmCuk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSFvMNCDmCuk%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">Balance of Forces That Make a Solid<\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SFvMNCDmCuk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSFvMNCDmCuk%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Balance of Forces That Make a Solid\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>In solid molecules, the intermolecular forces greatly exceed the kinetic energies. We&#8217;re talking about solids here. <strong>The intermolecular forces are the dominant force.<\/strong> The intermolecular forces hold the molecules tightly together in tightly-packed arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>These solid molecules can be packed in many different arrangements. <strong>This gives solids definite shapes.<\/strong> These solid shapes fall into two categories: Crystalline solids and Amorphous solids. Crystalline solids are when the molecules are arranged in orderly, repeating patterns. An example would be in a gemstone, or any other type of mineral.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some kind of sequence here. You can figure out what&#8217;s going to come next, because there&#8217;s an order to it. Then, there&#8217;s also amorphous solids, which are basically the opposite of crystalline solids. Here, the molecules lack a regular internal structure. There&#8217;s no sequence to it.<\/p>\n<p>These molecules are more like supercooled fluids. The molecules have been permanently frozen. 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