Question

A sponge is a solid but it can be compressed. Why?​

Answer 1

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• ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴏɴɢᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇssɪʙʟᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ɪs ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴇs ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀɪʀ ɪs ᴛʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ . ᴀ sᴘᴏɴɢᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀᴇssᴇᴅ ᴇᴀsɪʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀs sᴏʟɪᴅs ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴇs ɪɴ ɪᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʀᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɪʀ.

Answer 2

Answer:

The sponge is compressible because it is having minute pores in which air is trapped .A sponge can be compressed easily even though it can be considered as solids because they have minute pores in it which are filled with air.

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