Question

Why should we call a wooden table a solid ?

Answer 1

Solids:

• Solid is one of the states of matter. The particles are perfect and tightly packed.
• It features closely packed atoms whose kinetic energies are much lower than those of liquids and gases.
• All solids have rigid structures that tend to resist any external forces applied to them.
• Solids also are known to have a fixed, definite shape (unlike liquids and gases, which assume the shape of the container they are placed in).
• Furthermore, solids are also known to have a fixed, definite volume (unlike gaseous substances which expand to occupy the entire volume of the container they are placed in).

A wooden table should be called a solid because it matches the characteristics of the solid state.

• Reasons:
• It is very hard and rigid.
• Its shape cannot be changed by altering temperature or pressure.
• Because the particles in the wooden table are perfect and tightly packed. There is no movement of the constituent particles present.
• It is quite heavy which means high density.

Hence, the wooden table is considered in a solid state.