define the following terms a. rigidity b. compressibility c. density .compare any two states of matter on the bases of above defined properties
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nancy1DRigidity: The property of substances being stiff and resistive towards stress. Compressibility: The property of substance which shows how much the volume of a substance can be reduced by the application of force. Density: The ratio between mass and volume or mass per unit volume.
Solids are very rigid but gases are not rigid. Gases are highly compressible but solids are incompressible. Solids have high density & Gases have low density.
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Compressibility: The property of substance which shows how much the volume of a substance can be reduced by the application of force.
Density: The ratio between mass and volume or mass per unit volume.
Solids are very rigid but gases are not rigid.
Gases are highly compressible but solids are incompressible.
Solids have high density & Gases have low density.