How does a gas giant stay in gaseous state under so much pressure?

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Okay so this is all based off a factoid of Jupiter I heard recently that the pressure on Jupiter makes the gas it’s comprised of feel like solid rock.

If this is actually the case, wouldn’t such pressure end up turning the elements into their solid states?

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The theory is that the interior of Jupiter is solid and liquid(metallic hydrogen). The outside is gaseous because it’s under lower pressure.

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