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Explain why gases are compressible, but solids and liquids are not.

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Answer:

The reason why solids and liquids can't compress is because there is no space between the individual particles, so they cannot pack together

Step-by-step explanation:

The kinetic-molecular theory explains why gases are more compressible than either liquids or solids. Gases are compressible because most of the volume of a gas is composed of the large amounts of empty space between the gas particles.

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