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Why are solids incompressible ?

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### Solution: 1. **Understanding Incompressibility**: - Incompressibility refers to the property of a substance that cannot be easily compressed or reduced in volume under pressure. 2. **Molecular Structure of Solids**: - Solids have a fixed and closely packed arrangement of particles (atoms, molecules, or ions). This arrangement is due to strong intermolecular forces that hold the particles together tightly. ...
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  • Assertion (A) : Glass, rubber and plastics form crystals when their liquids solidify on cooling. Reason (R) : Solids are incompressible and rigid.

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    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct statements, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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    Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct statements, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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    Assertion (A) is correct, but Reason (R) is incorrect statement.
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    Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reason (R) is correct statement.
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