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Explain why Air pressure in a car tyre increases during driving.
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Solution 1
When a car is in motion, the air temperature inside the car increases because of the motion of the air molecules. According to Charles’ law, the temperature is directly proportional to pressure. Hence, if the temperature inside a tyre increases, then the air pressure in it will also increase.
Solution 2
When car is driven, some work is being done on types in order to overcome dissipative forces of friction and air resistance etc. This work done is transformed into heat, due to which temperature of the car types increases.
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