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Why is a gas easy to compress than a liquid or a solid?

Why is a gas easy to compress than a liquid or a solid?
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Why is a gas easy to compress than a liquid or a solid?

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The volume of a gas's particles is small compared to the overall volume of the gas. (Another way to say this is that there is on average more space between the molecules/atoms than with comparable liquid/solid.)
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