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Why does air excert pressure?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Air consists of gaseous molecules which are always in random motion when they collide with a solid or liquid surface they apply a force to push the surface this force for per unit area is known as pressure, the gravitational force on gaseous molecules (in bulk) is also responsible for atmospheric pressure.

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