Milk is ……………….. compressible { highly/ slightly}

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Solution

Liquid: A substance that has a fixed volume but no fixed shape & size.
They possess higher intermolecular forces than gases but are lower than solids.
They possess higher intermolecular spaces compared to the solid and lower than gas.
They are compressible in nature but very lower than gas. It means they are slightly compressible.
Milk is a liquid state of matter. It is slightly compressible. It has the tendency to flow, called fluid.
Thus, the milk is slightly compressible.

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Match the characteristics of the three states of matter in List I with their correct answer from List II.

List I	List II
A- Are highly rigid and have a definite shape	I- Solids and gases only
B- Have no definite shape	II- Solids only
C- Have a definite volume but no definite shape	III- Liquids and gases only
D- Are highly compressible and least rigid	IV- Gases only
E- Have no definite volume	V- Solids, liquids and gases
F- Have no definite shape and volume	VI- Liquids only
G- Occupy space	VII- Solids and liquids only
H- Are not compressible
I- Are slightly compressible
J- Have mass

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