Assertion : Liquids and solids are hard to compress . Reason : Magnitude of the repulsive forces between the molecules rises very rapidly as the distance separating the molecules decreases .

Assertion : Liquids and solids are hard to compress . Reason : Magnitu

1.	Assertion : Liquids and solids are hard to compress . Reason : Magnitude of the repulsive forces between the molecules rises very rapidly as the distance separating the molecules decreases .
Answer» If both assertion and reason are TRUE and reason is the correct explanation of assertion . If both assertion and reason are true but reason is notthe correct explanation of assertion . If assertion is true but reason is false . If both assertion and reason are false . Solution :In liquid and SOLID states, molecules are ALREADY in CLOSE contact, therefore they resist further compression, as that would RESULT in the increase of replusive interactions.