Question

gerry is looking at salt under a powerful microscope and notices a crystalline structure. what can be known about the salt sample that gerry is looking at? the atoms have spread out from each other. the atoms are sliding past each other. the atoms have no particular pattern. the atoms are vibrating in place.

Explanation:

In a crystalline solid, atoms are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern and vibrate in place. They do not slide past each other or spread out from each other like in liquids or gases.

Answer:

The atoms are vibrating in place.