Question

a rubber band is elastic but it is treated as a solid​

Answer 1

Answer:

rubber is solid but is has a property of elasticity. ... A rubber band considered as a solid because it changes its shape under the action of force,when the force is removed it regains its original shape. Therefore rubber band is considered as a solid.

Answer 2

Rubber band is solid. It is not important that a solid cannot change shape. ... But as soon as the force is removed, it comes back to its original shape. Rubber bands are solid because they their molecules are close to one another and perfectly sets in the definition of solids.