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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.

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Because the distance between the molecules of air is so high that its easy to squeeze them but the distance in case of water molecules is very low.

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