Question

When a carpet is beaten, dust comes out of it. Explain.​

Answer 1

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The dust particles that were previously at rest on the carpet remain at rest due to their inertia and hence, get separated from the carpet. This is why when a carpet is beaten with a stick, dust comes out from it. Note: The inertia of a body is dependent on its mass. Greater the mass, greater is its inertia.

Answer 2

Answer:

Initially both the carpet and the dust are at rest. But when the carpet is beaten with a stick,carpet comes in motion behaves as dust particle remain at rest due to inertia of rest and hence the dust came out of it.