Question

Why are gases highly compressible, but not solids or liquids

Answer 1

Becoz the atoms are not so closely packed just like solids.

Answer 2

In gases, the molecule has hardly any influence on any other molecule and can be brought too close to other molecules. But in solids, there is a negligible intermolecular space and cannot be brought further close.
Similar is the case with liquids. Thus, gases are highly compressible than solids or liquids.



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