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Why Liquids are Slippery

By Janice VanCleave

Solids The particles that make up a solid are very ordered, and the forces between the particles are strong, holding the particles in a rigid form. A solid cannot flow (freely move). Gases Gas particles have no regularity in their arrangement. Gases have no restrictions on their movement, and are widely separated. The forces between […]

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