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It is difficult but it can be done! Solids have very little ability to compress. The textbook answer in a beginning course would be 'no' or 'very little.' The textbook answer in an advanced course might require understanding of what occurs with solids under extreme pressure. For example, solid carbon under great pressure crystallizes and changes over time to diamonds.
A simple experiment to show the compressibility of a solid is to take a metal gong and strike it. Compression waves within the gong result in sound waves in the surrounding air. If the solid gong could not be compressed it would not reverberate in the air.
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∙ 11y agosome solid can be compressed but some cannot be compressed.I hope this helps!:-)
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solids can;t be compressed because solids are very hard and there particles are joined with each other,there is no space or minor space betwee them.
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Can a solid be compressed?
No. Because the solids have no space to travel into.
Steam can be compressed while ice can not why?
Ice is a solid and steam is a gas
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.
How are different types types of spectra created?
The different types of spectra are created by light shining through a prism, a glowing solid or liquid, or by a compressed/non-compressed glowing glass.
What is the difference between Bamboo floors vs floating floors?
There are three types of wood flooring: solid, engineered, engineered floating. Solid is natural wood usually 3/4" thick. Engineered is solid piece of wood on top of compressed wood the wood is usually 1/4" thick and the compressed wood is anywhere from 1/4" to 1/2" thick. Engineered floating is thin solid piece of wood on top of compressed wood, it is thin enough so during installation it does not have to be attached to the subfloor. The solid wood is usually about 1/8" thick and the compressed is 1/4" thick. All these three types come in all different types of wood species such as bamboo.
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.
Can a solid be compressed?
No. Because the solids have no space to travel into.
