Chemistry
Assertion (A): Solids can be hardly compressed by applying pressure.
Reason (R): The molecules in solids are closely packed.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — A is true as solids cannot be compressed easily because their molecules are tightly packed with very little intermolecular space.
R is true as this close packing leaves no room for the particles to be pushed closer together, making solids rigid and incompressible.
Therefore, Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A is the correct option.
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