The atoms of a solid are strongly attracted to each other. Solids keep their shape because of these strong attractions. The atoms vibrate but do not move past each other.

The little spheres represent water molecules. Molecules are in constant motion. The attractions water molecules have for each other keep them close together. They can move past each other, but their ...

Theoretical Physics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of condensed matter systems: exact calculations involving the two-dimensional Ising model, solid-liquid transitions in systems of small ...

The deposition of molecules into pores is a gradual process, driven initially by attractive interactions — such as van der Waals and electrostatic forces — between the solid wall of the pore ...

Water molecules in this phase are predicted to remain locked in a crystalline structure but retain the ability to rotate freely, creating a peculiar hybrid between solid and liquid. We used ...

Researchers developed a sodium-doped amorphous SiBN catalyst, showcasing its potential for small molecule activation and transformative impacts in catalysis.

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but a powdery solid substance. On a nanoscale, it consists of stacks of atomically thin sheets, like a tiny stack of cards.