Chapter 12: Q3CQ (page 425)
Identify some substances that are incompressible and some that are not.
Short Answer
Oil in hydraulic brakes is incompressible. Gases under normal conditions are compressible.
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Chapter 12: Q3CQ (page 425)
Identify some substances that are incompressible and some that are not.
Oil in hydraulic brakes is incompressible. Gases under normal conditions are compressible.
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