Question

describe an experiment to show that air exerts pressure in all directions

Answer 1

Gases exert pressure on surfaces with which they come in contact.The pressure that a gas exerts on a surface is the result of gas particles colliding with the surface. Since the gas particles move randomly in all directions, they exert pressure equally in all directions.If the volume of the gas is kept constant , its pressure increases with the increase in temperature.

For example, when the air is suck out of a bottle, the air present out side it exerts pressure in all possible directions of bottle . Due to this reason the bottle gets crushed.

Answer 2

The earth we live is surrounded by a blanket of air. Air is a mixture of gases. Air surrounding the earth is called as atmosphere. This gases have some weight, so they experience some gravitational force. These mixture of gases exert pressure on us and is called air pressure or atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is a technical term used to represent the pressure exerted by the air at a place.“A barometer is an instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure.”

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