Assertion : The compressibility of solids is less than that of gases and liquids.Reason : There is tightcouplingbetweentheneighbouring atoms in solids.

Assertion : The compressibility of solids is less than that of gases a

1.	Assertion : The compressibility of solids is less than that of gases and liquids.Reason : There is tightcouplingbetweentheneighbouring atoms in solids.
Answer» SOLUTION :The MOLECULES in LIQUIDS arebound with their neighnoursbutnot as strongas in SOLIDS. Molecules in GASES are verypoorlycoupled to theirneighbours.