Question
Which of the following is/are true?
A. Rigidity: (Toughness)
According to the type of substance, size varies depending on the location of the particles. For example, solids have a fixed size, while liquids. attain the size of their vessel and if seen, gases have no shape.
B. Compressibility:
This is the quality of substances that reduces their volume at high pressure. This property is found in gases.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
The correct answer is Only B is true.
Only B is true
Compressibility is the ability to reduce substance in volume or size under pressure. In which the particles of matter come close together. For example:
- Rigidity is the quality of being stuff, fixed, or resistant to change.
- Rigidity is the property of a solid to resist changes in shape when an outside force is applied.
- Solids are rigid because their particles are tightly packed and strongly attracted to each other.
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