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Modelling clay is solid is because it's particles are packed together

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Modeling clay is a solid at room temperature. It can be molded and shaped easily, but it does not flow or take the shape of its container like a liquid would.

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In technicality, it is mostly like an amorphous solid, which is a slow-moving liquid, like syrup or molasses. But it leans more to the solid side because it has a fixed mass.

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