If the air around me is made of atoms and the wall in front of me is made of atoms, then why can't I walk through the wall just like I can walk through the air?
2006-08-05 17:57:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
the difference between wall and air, among other things, is the distance between the smallest particles that compose the mass. The wall, being solid, is made of particles that cling tightly to each other in a strong bond and you will need to use strong force to break those bonds and to "go through the wall". Air like all other gases is composed of particles that are far from each other and it is easy to go through air or any other gas.
Between the solid and the gas is the liquid where the particles just touch each other but do not bond tightly. you can go through it but not as easily: think about walking in a pool with water up to your chest: it is possible but not as easy as waking on the shore.
2006-08-05 18:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old r u TITO?
The answer is By the will of God ,Tito ,by the will of GOD
added later---ok ok i don't want to discourage anyone so here's the answer.
Air is gas.wall is solid.water is liquid.air and water(in general liquids and gases) are collectively called fluids. we can walk through fluids but we cant walk through a solid.
Every matter consists of molecules,atoms..etc.
In a solid molecules cant move about.They are closely packed.there forces of attraction are very high.we cant walk through a wall because we cant exert enough force to overcome the forces of attraction between the molecules of the wall.
Fluids on the other hand have much weaker forces of attraction so we can break in between the molecules and walk through them.
NEXT TIME READ YOUR SCIENCE TEXT THROUGHLY BEFORE ASKING
2006-08-06 05:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
air is made of atom not if as you said,all matters are made up of atom and air is too matter because it has mass and occupies volume.i am pleased to read that you can walk through air too.plz tell me too how you can walk through air
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good luck
2006-08-06 01:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by ghulamalimurtaza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the force of attraction between the atoms and the molecules of wall is stronger than that of air. so u can not easily seperate the molecules of wall
2006-08-06 01:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by ___ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your density is greater than that of the air but less than that of the wall.
2006-08-06 01:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by meno25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The molecules of air are not touching one another, there is alot of space between them.
Also, the air molecules are not bound to other molecules. The wall is made of molecules that are touching one another, and are attached to one another.
2006-08-06 01:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The density of said atoms and how they are arranged in the structure.
2006-08-06 01:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
google "states of matter"; air is a gas, which is less dense than a solid (the wall). Pretty elementary stuff.
2006-08-06 01:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha. common sense please
2006-08-06 01:02:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋