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Why are solid rigid?

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Solids are rigid because the C0nstituent particles of solids are held together by strong intermolecular attractive forces
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  • A solid conducting sphere of radius a is surrounding by a thin uncharged concentric conducting shell. The inner sphere is then grounded. The charge on solid sphere is

    A
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