icewata icewata 01-01-2017 Chemistry contestada How does the arrangement of the particles in a solid compare to that of a liquid? ( The arrangement of a solid's and a liquid's particles is the same. The particles in a solid are farther apart than the particles in a liquid. The particles in a solid are closer together than the particles in a liquid. The arrangement of a solid's and a liquid's particles will depend on the mass of the substance.