Question

cotton ball can be compressed easily can it be consider as a solid? justify your answer.

Answer 1

Yes it is a solid because when we compress it, air inside it rushes out and it gets deformed but it's original shape remains the same.

Answer 2

cotton ball can be compressed easily because there is intermolecular space is very high .So ,it doesn't retains the property of rigidity . lt also doesn't retains the property of fluidity because it can't take the shape of container lt has fixed volume and definite shape.