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The Solid State — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryThe Solid State2 Marks
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Why are solids incompressible?
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Answer

The constituent particles (atoms, molecules or ions) have fixed positions and can only oscillate about their mean positions, hence solids are incompressible and rigid.

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