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why the pressure inside a tank decreases as air is released

2006-10-05 12:14:43 · 3 answers · asked by audaciously_shy 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Boyle's Law:

P1V1 = P2V2

2006-10-05 12:20:49 · answer #1 · answered by Emerson 5 · 0 1

In terms of the Kinetic Theory Of Gases, Pressure results from the collision of air molecules with the walls of the tank. Further, when a molecule collides with the wall its momentum changes, inducing an impulsive force on the wall of the tank.

For a given time interval and density of air, a certain number of air molecules will collide with the walls of the tank, on average.

Release a quantity of air from the tank, and the density decreases, there will now be less collisions per second, on average, than before.

2006-10-05 12:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by entropy 3 · 0 0

theoritically each molecule has its own kinetic energy that produce a random motion . when tow molecules got impacted or the molecule got impacted with the tank ..... this impacts produce the force of the pressure
P= F.A
this procedure repeats again and again as molecules are in motion.
as well as gas ( or air) released impact rate get decreesed as the resultant motion is directed to the outer area
then no impacts between molecules or between the molecules and the tank then pressure decreases ;)

2006-10-05 12:58:59 · answer #3 · answered by arni2018 2 · 0 1

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