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Because there are smaller spaces between their molecules, liquids and solids are considered incompressible under practical conditions. (This is one reason that hydraulic systems can work.) Gases that are very highly compressed may change phase to liquid or solid when compressed.
Air Flow and Compressibility
It depends on the Mach number and the changes in density occurring for that physical process. Eg. Airflow from a fan in a room is considered incompressible flow although air is a gas; even airflow over gliders and low speed aircraft is reasonably incompressible. However, flow over high speed aircraft (above Mach 0.3) can be safely assumed to be compressible, as density changes of gas cannot be neglected.
The same applies to liquids and solids. However since the speed of sound in solids and liquids is very high, it is difficult to acheive mach 0.3 without causing a very large pressure difference. Hence these flows are assumed to be incompressible flows.
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What are chemical properties of different types of matter?
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Give the 5 principal of the brnches in chemistry?
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What are specialised branches of chemistry?
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What is the term for the study of chemical substances that contain the element carbon?
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What branch of chemistry is said to be foundational to the other areas of chemistry?
Organic Chemistry
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solids
Fixed volume but match their container?
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What are 4 physical properties of a mineral?
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Are solids dense and incompressible?
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Is the depth of the water table always the same?
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Which one would compress more helium balloon or a water balloon?
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Which states of matter would be incompressible?
solid
What is the difference between Co2 compressible and Co2 incompressible?
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Water is incompressible fluid when what we do for bring it is compressible?
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Why are solids incompressible?
The arrangement of particles are packed together.
Why does the density of an incompressible fluid remains constant?
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What is an advertising slogan for beryllium?
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