Why are gases compressible but not liquids?
(N/A) $(i)$ Gases are highly compressible because the intermolecular forces of attraction between gas molecules are very weak,and they have large intermolecular spaces.
$(ii)$ In liquids,the intermolecular forces of attraction are stronger than in gases,and the molecules are packed more closely together,which makes them incompressible under normal conditions.
$(ii)$ In liquids,the intermolecular forces of attraction are stronger than in gases,and the molecules are packed more closely together,which makes them incompressible under normal conditions.
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