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Solids CAN be compressed but, compared to gasses, it's very difficult to tell. Solids, like liquids, are more difficult to compress than gasses because their atoms are much closer together and impart proportionally more force on each other
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What is a solid and can be compressed?
no
Which can get compressed the most a solid and liquid or gas?
A gas can be compressed more than a liquid and a solid.
Does the vloume of a gas change when its compressed?
Yes, when a gas is compressed it could form into a solid or liquid substance.
Can liquids and solid be compressed?
No, because solid and liquid have a definite shape. In practical terms the above it correct. However with great pressure many solids and liquids can be compressed into a more compact arrangement.
How are the properties of a gas different then the properties of a liquid or a soild?
gases can be compressed where as a solid can not. liquids can be compressed slightly, but not as much as a gas can be gases have a greater surface area, and greater kinetic energy, so a substance is more reactive as a gas rather than as a solid or liquid
Why cant lead be compressed?
Lead CAN NOT be compressed, it doesn't flow, it has a high density and it always stays the same volume and shape. - A
What is a solid and can be compressed?
no
Which can get compressed the most a solid and liquid or gas?
A gas can be compressed more than a liquid and a solid.
A gas but not a liquid or a solid can be?
Compressed.
What kind of solid can be compressed?
lead
a solid has a fixed ---and cannot be?
A solid has a fixed shape and volume and cannot be compressed
What is un solid?
unsolid means something that can be compressed. but the correct word for it is not solid.
What is a substance which cannot be compressed and cannot flow?
solid
Does the vloume of a gas change when its compressed?
Yes, when a gas is compressed it could form into a solid or liquid substance.
If a solid is stretched or compressed beyond the point that it can return to its original shape it has passed its?
When a solid is stretched or compressed beyond the point that it can return to its original shape it has passed its elastic limit.
Structure in which waste material is compressed into solid form?
The gallbladder.
What does solid?
definite shape,definite volume,cannot be compressed.
