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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 are gases relatively easy to compress?
Gases are easy to compress because they have particles that are far apart and have weak forces between them. When pressure is applied, the gas particles can be pushed closer together, reducing their volume. This is why gases are more compressible compared to liquids and solids, which have particles that are already close together.
Explain why liquids and gases differ in density and the ability to be compressed?
Liquids are denser than gases because their particles are more closely packed together. Gases are easily compressible because their particles are far apart and can be pushed closer together. In contrast, liquids have less room to compress because their particles are already close together.
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.
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 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.
Why the solid is rigid and compact?
Solids are rigid and compact because their particles are closely packed together in a fixed position. This close arrangement of particles allows solids to maintain their shape and volume when subjected to external forces, making them stable and hard to compress.
Why can't you compress a solid?
Solids consist of atoms and molecules closely packed together in a fixed arrangement. When external pressure is applied, the atoms/molecules can only vibrate or shift slightly, rather than compress further. This rigid structure makes it difficult to compress solids significantly without causing them to break or change their shape.
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 liquids easy to compress?
No, liquids are generally not easy to compress because the particles in liquids are already close together. When pressure is applied to a liquid, the particles are not able to move closer, so the volume of the liquid does not change significantly.
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 are the particles so muddled up in a liquid?
because the liquid particles like to be a little bit close together.
