Give reason for the following,"A gas can be compressed easily".

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Solution

Gas is made up of loosely packed molecules.
The molecules of the gases are not aligned properly.
The distance between molecules or atoms of gas is much larger than that of solid.
The force of attraction between each molecule of gas is also very weak
So gases can be compressed easily.

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