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degree of freedom to a gas molecule is way too much higher than those of liquid or solid molecules. As they are far apart from each other it is possible to bring them nearer to each other by applying external forces,the nearer they come more difficult will be to compress them,the same principle is applied in a refrigerator, when refrigerant came out from evaporator a slight degree of superheat is given to it.
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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.
Why can't solid be compressed?
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
How many states of matter can be compressed?
One. It is gas as gas does not have a definite shape or volume thus it can be compressed. Liquids do not have a definite shape but it has a definite volume, making it unable to compress. Solids have both a definite shape and volume thus it also cannot be compressed.
Why are liquids more heavier than solids?
liquids are really not heavier that solids. solids are acutally heavier. this is one of the properties of a solid.
How are measurements of volume for solids and liquids alike?
How will you show that gases can be compressed while liquids and solids cannot be compressed?
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Why are liquids easier to digest than solids?
It is harder to digest solids because you have to chew, then your body has to break everything in the solids down, for when you digest liquids it only has to take out proteins. Vince-liquid is easily digested but solids are not
Why unlike gases liquids and solids can not be compressed easily?
Intermolecular forces in gases are lower.
Why is it harder to determine the relative masses of solids and liquids?
These determinations are not difficult.
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.
Does a fire extinguisher have liquid in it?
Some fire extinguishers have liquid; some have solids; some have compressed gas; some have combinations of gas, liquids and solids.
Can jelly be compressed?
True. Jelly is a kind of a Liquid as it was originated from a kind of Liquid. But, Liquids can't be compressed. The understanding of why it can be compressed is that Jelly has a particular or definite appearance and measurement. so, it is acknowledged in the Solid-state. And, Solids can be compressed if you have sufficient pressure on it.
What is the scientific reason for gases can be compressed very easily but solid and liquids are imcompressible?
Because the intramolecular forces of solids and liquids already provide an amount of force compressing the atoms to a point that they are no longer as easily compressed.
Why can you compress a gas but not liquid or a solid?
The question is based on the misconception that liquids and solids cannot be compressed: they can. The molecules of gas are further apart allowing them to be compressed more easily.
Do liquids and solids diffuse easily?
Liquids do, but solids do not.
Why can't you squash a solid or a liquid?
In solids and liquids the molecules are already very close together so they can't be squeezed together much more than that. In a gas molecules are very spread out so they can be compressed.
Are solids compressiple?
Solids are tightly packed and arranged structures, and they cannot be compressed because they have no further region to squeeze to. Liquids on the other hand do have spaces between their molecules, and hence are more able to be compressed than a solid, but are still fairly hard to compress..
