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No. You can compress a gas because the particles are NOT close together. If they are close together (as in a solid) it is extremely difficult to compress any further.
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Why are liquids and solids incompressible?
molecular structure
Why can't you compress a solid?
Because a solid allready has a form that is why you cant compress it
Why can you not compress a liquid?
The particles in a liquid are close together. In a solid the particles are tightly packed together so you cannot compress them at all. The particles in a gas are far apart, so when they are compressed the volume of the gas reduces. The bonds in a liquid are not as close as those in a solid but they are still too close for compression.
How does particle theory explain how solids keep there shape?
Because the particles are close together <-- simple because the particles are close together and it wont move around or it wont compress so it dosent separate. its like glue it sticks together and by the way i am only 10 and i know all this ;P
Why can air be squashed but not water?
All gases can be compressed because the particles are not close together and when you compress it, it brings the particles closer together. Liquids however, have particles which are close to each other so they can't be compressed.
Why are liquids difficult to compress?
Liquids are difficult to compress because of their molecules. Since their molecules are already tightly packed together, they cannot be compressed much more. Doing so can only slightly alter their volume.
Why does liquid compress much less than a gas does?
This is due to the fact that the particles of the liquid are close together and have a definite volume, whereas the particles of the gas are far apart and do not have a definite volume.
Are particles of a gas close together?
No they are the furtherst away out of solids, liquids and gases.
Why are the particles so muddled up in a liquid?
because the liquid particles like to be a little bit close together.
What happens when particles in a solid are packed so close together?
particles in a solid are packed so close together they can only
Are the particles in a solid movig or still?
Still because the particles are so close together that they can't move, unlike a liquid or gas.
Why liquids are incompressibility?
Liquids are cannot be compressed because the particles are close together and compact- this means that the particles cannot get closer together. Therefore liquids can't be compressed.
