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How does air in the tire exert a pressure on the walls of tire?
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∙ 8y ago
As air in insert into the tyre the volume of the tyre increases thus, expanding the size of the tyre by making it firmer all while it forces the walls out the pressure increases because the increased volume doesn't have enough room to move about and so it causes a pressure to be exerted on the tyre walls
Because there is lots of air molecules put in by a pump, Which forces them to go into the tyre.
All of the air molecules get squashed together which makes it tighter and tighter which causes the tire to inflate (Put more and more air in to it) The tyre keeps inflating until you stop pumping air in.
But when all the air molecules get to squashed the tire pops!! Thnakyou.
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They cannot escape, unless the tire is porous or leaking. Other variables should also be kept constant: temperature (F1-race tire spinning) and volume (think of overload or bumpy road surface)
As the air particles are in random motion they bombard on the inner wall of the tyre. So momentum changes. Rate of change of momentum would lead to force and force per unit area is defined as pressure. Hence it causes pressure
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How does air exert pressure on the inside of a car tire?
This is one of the first things you learn in Chemistry class. PV=nRT where n and R are constants and pressure is dependent on temperature and volume. The pressure on the walls of the tire is a reflection of how energetic the molecules of air are.
What causes pressure in a car tire?
The air molecules bouncing around off the inside of the tire. If you force something into a confined space that is usually allowed to be free it will exert pressure(Force) on th walls of it's container. An increase in tire temperature or friction will cause the air pressure to increase while colder temperatures will cause it to decrease.
Why does a tire feel harder on a hot day?
The air inside the tire heats up, building the pressure. The pressure is exerted on the walls of the tire, making it feel harder.
How do gas particles exert pressure on their container?
'This is because the air particles are bumpinginto each other and the walls. When this happens it causes pressure on the walls because of the speed the air particles are moving
How do the particles inside a car tire cause pressure on the tire?
Tyre pressure is caused by the air particles inside the tyre
What kind of pressure does a column of air exert on the air or surface below it?
air pressure
Why does air leave the tire when the tire valve is opened?
Air leaves a tire when the tire valve is open due to the pressure. The pressure outside of the tire is lower than the pressure inside the tire.
What does air leave a tire when the tire valve is opened?
Air leaves a tire when the valve is opened due to the pressure difference. Since the tire has more pressure than the air outside, the tire air will escape until the pressure equalizes.
Does air exert pressure on air or mercury?
Yes. (see - barometer)
Can compressed air exert pressure on things?
nimple
Why does a gas exert more pressure if it's volume is reduced?
As the volume is decreased, the same number of molecules of air have a smaller space to move freely in. The number of collisions of molecules of air with the walls of the container per unit time increases. Since pressure is the force exerted over an area, the pressure increases.
Suppose you deflate a bicycle tire by depressing the air valve Why does air rush out of the tire and After the air stops rushing out of the tire is the tire empty?
Air rushes out because it is under pressure. Once there is no longer any pressure in the tire the air will stop flowing out. However there is still air in the tire it is just equal to the pressure outside.
