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A solid has a definite shape. Sand can take the shape of its container. Then why is sand a solid? |
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Sand itself doesnt take the shape of the container its all of sand put together that takes theshape of a container. if you just get a single grain of sand...its not going to take the shape. you need a lot of it.
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