At the microscopic level, the difference between liquids and solids is that

A) in a liquid, the individual atoms are larger.
B) the liquid's atoms move throughout the liquid, while the solid's atoms remain near their original locations.
C) there is much more distance [at least 10 times more] between neighboring atoms in a liquid than between neighboring atoms in a solid.
D) both answers A and B are correct.
E) both answers B and C are correct.


B

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