2007-03-22 02:16:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
They transmit force with very little compression.
They can transmit force in all directions and around corners.
2007-03-22 02:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you release a balloon filled with gas (hydrogen?) and let it rise in the sky the balloon and gas will expand as the atmospheric pressure decreases. However if you fill the balloon with water (or hydraulic fluid) and take it down (seven miles!) to the bottom of the sea the volume change will be nil. Liquid molecules are packed so closely together they can not be easily compressed like gas.
2007-03-22 10:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At constant pressure and temperature, the liquid is not compressible. I think you need to clarify your question.
2007-03-30 05:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by donsky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liquids aren't compressible, that's why they are used in hydraulic systems. your question is unclear...
2007-03-22 09:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ksyrium 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋