The Molecules in a Solid

Multiple Choice

The molecules in a solid

A) have little influence on one another.
B) have little influence on one another except during their frequent but brief collisions.
C) are close together and exert forces on one another that are comparable to the forces that bind atoms into molecules.
D) form temporary short-range bonds that continually break and re-form due to the thermal kinetic energy of the molecules.
E) are always arranged in a crystalline structure.