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Write the physical state of matter that shows the property of being rigid and incompressible.


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Solid

  • One of the four basic states of matter is solid.
  • The least energetic molecules are those that are tightly packed together and make up solids.
  • A solid's structural stiffness and resistance to surface forces are its defining characteristics.
  • Solid is the physical state of matter that shows the property of being rigid and incompressible.
  • Solids are tightly packed and there are strong forces of attraction between them.
  • Material has fixed places and can only oscillate about their mean position.
  • If we attempt to compress solids then repulsive interactions will predominate in the electron clouds of the constituent atoms.

Hence Solids shows the property of being rigid and incompressible.


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