amorphous solid
"An amorphous solid is like a pile of boxes that were thrown across the room and piled in the corner"
"A-morph-ous
"without" "shape"
An amorphous solid is like an "immobile" liquid.
As the temperature rises, the amorphous solid becomes softer and behaves more like a liquid.
Crystals only melt at one temperature.
Glass is an amorphous solid "
A crystalline solid is like the seating a stadium, where all the seat are in order and there is a single person in each one.
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