Examples of Solids

Due to how compact they are, solids tend to show a much higher density than liquids. This property is the amount of mass in each unit of volume. Also, they are more incompressible than liquids. When pressure is applied to them, they are less likely to cover less volume, make them smaller.
Solids, depending on how their atoms or molecules are organized , can be crystalline or amorphous . Crystalline solids generally carry ionic bonds , and are arranged in ordered structures . When broken, the fragments have a defined geometric shape . The amorphous solids do not have an order as is and when they break they are made irregular pieces.
Solids have a certain degree of hardness , that is, resistance to being scratched or cut by another solid. If they are heated to very high temperatures, they will melt into liquids. The temperature at which the change begins to occur is the melting point . This temperature is what will make the same substance go, the other way around, from a liquid to a solid state when it cools.
If it is metals, they can conduct various types of energy through their particles. Between them:
- Electric power
- Thermal energy
- Mechanical energy
Thanks to this, different types of work can be achieved. Solids function as electrical conductors, thermal conductors, and mechanical parts.
10 examples of solid materials
- Wood
- Paper
- Glass
- Steel
- Bronze
- Iron
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Polycarbonate
- Asbestos
All of the above serve as the basis for creating useful products for humanity, or complementing some already manufactured.
40 examples of metallic solids
- Aluminum
- Carbon steel
- Stainless steel
- Barium
- Calcium
- Cesium
- Copper
- Cobalt
- Cadmium
- Chrome
- Dysprosium
- Erbium
- Tin
- Strontium
- Gadolinium
- Holmium
- Ytterbium
- Lanthanum
- Brass
- Magnesium
- Molybdenum
- Nickel
- Gold
- Osmium
- Pewter
- Silver
- Lead
- Potassium
- Praseodymium
- Promise
- Rhenium
- Rubidium
- Ruthenium
- Samarium
- Sodium
- Terbium
- Titanium
- Tungsten or tungsten
- Vanadium
- Zinc
40 examples of mineral solids
- Agate
- Aquamarine
- Amethyst
- Amazonite
- Aventurine
- Azurite
- Bentonite
- Bornite
- Calcite
- Citrine
- Cornelian
- Chrysola
- Quartz
- Diamond
- Emerald
- Fluorite
- Geode
- Garnet
- Heliotrope
- Hematite
- Howlite
- Jade
- Jasper
- Kunzite
- Labradorite
- Lapis lazuli
- Pearl
- Malachite
- Monazite
- Obsidian
- Onyx
- Opal
- Peridot
- Pyrite
- Rhodochrosite
- Ruby
- Topaz
- Tourmaline
- Turquoise
- Sapphire