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Comment- “A sponge made from rubber material can be easily compressed.”

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The sponge is a solid state of matter yet it is compressible in nature. This is because of space or interparticle space between the particles of the sponge.
So, the sponge can be compressed. Yet, it is solid in nature because there is a force of attraction between the particles of the sponge.

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