Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

Fig. 5.1 shows a sealed glass bottle with air trapped inside it. A cap closes the bottle, and the labels shown are cap and air.
(a(i))[1]

State how the pressure of the air in the bottle changes.

(a(ii))[4]

Explain, using ideas about gas molecules, why the pressure of the air in the bottle changes.

(b)[3]

Calculate the pressure the bottle exerts on the table. State the unit.

(c(i))[1]

Calculate the area of the circle.

(c(ii))[1]

Explain why the bottle in Fig. 5.2 produces a greater pressure on the table than the bottle in Fig. 5.1.

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