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प्रश्न
How is water drawn up from a well by a water pump?
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उत्तर
In a water pump, on pulling the piston up, the pressure of air inside the siphon decreases and the atmospheric pressure on the water outside increases. As a result, the atmospheric pressure pushes the water up in pump.
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