Question

A punctured tyre becomes flat more easily in summer than in winter? Explain.

Answer 1

A tyre becomes more flat easily in Summers because the heat is more.We know that air expands on heating.

On expanding inside the tyre it bursts and punctures.

Answer 2

A punctured tire becomes flat more easily in summer than in winter because, during summer, high temperature, the gas in the tire expands.

• Due to which volume increases and pressure decreases.
• When there is a puncture in a tire, so gas gets the path to come out.
• In summer the punctured tire becomes flat more easily than in winter.
• Due to atmospheric conditions and increased temperature, the fatigue of tires is more during summer than in winter.
• Tire losses its elasticity sooner during summer.
• Charles's Law states that volume is proportional to temperature (when pressure is constant)
• So as temperature increases, volume increases.
• So as it heats up, the gas will expand. So there is a consequent increase in volume and when it finds an escape route, it would easily move out. So they become flatter in summer than in winter.