Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter ~ Misconception AMM128

The molecules of the gas state are the lightest and the molecules of the solid state are the heaviest (Griffiths et al., 1992).

Items that test for misconception AMM128 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (There are differences in the spacin…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
AM071002	Liquid candle wax flows but solid candle wax does not because the molecules of liquid candle wax can easily move past one another but the molecules of solid candle wax cannot.	13%