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8 grade science

The solid cannot be compressed because: (A) The inter particle attraction forces are very weak (B) the movement of the constituent particle are not restricted(C) the constituent particles are closely packed(D) None of the above

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The correct answer is (C) the constituent particles are closely packed. When the constituent particles of a solid are closely packed together, there is little room for compression because any attempt to compress the solid would require pushing the particles closer together, which is resisted by the strong intermolecular forces between the particles. So, the closely packed arrangement of particles in a solid prevents compression.