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vladimir2022 [97]
3 years ago
9

Why can gases be compressed

Physics
1 answer:
Keith_Richards [23]3 years ago
5 0
Gases can be compressed, because they just take up the space surrounding them. The attractive forces between the particles in a gas are very weak, so the particles are free to move in random direction. They just move along until they collide, either with the walls of the container or with each other. Moreover, gases can be compressed because the particles are far apart and they have space to move into.

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The complete question is stated below and the figure is provided in the attachment:

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