Why do we say a substance in a liquid phase is more disordered than the same substance in a solid phase?

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Jcrshankar · Answer 1 · 2018-05-18T14:23:12+0000

In solid phase, substances form ordered arrangements called crystalline structures. Whereas in liquid phase molecules are rapidly moving around and disordered.

Why do we say a substance in a liquid phase is more disordered than the same substance in a solid phase?

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