Question

If a balloon is squeezed, what happens to the pressure of the gas inside the balloon?

a. It increases.
b. It stays the same.
c. It decreases.
d. The pressure depends on the type of gas in the balloon.

Answer 1

Your answer is
A. it increases

Answer 2

Answer: Option (a) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pressure is defined as the force applied on per unit area.

Mathematically, Pressure =
`(Force)/(Area)`

When we squeeze a balloon then it means we are applying pressure on it. Also, we are decreasing the area of balloon by applying more amount of force on it.

As area is inversely proportional to pressure. So, a decrease in area will lead to an increase in pressure.

Hence, we are increasing the pressure on the balloon by squeezing it.

Thus, we can conclude that if a balloon is squeezed, then pressure of the gas inside the balloon increases.