Class 10 Science and Experiment Exercise 5.1 Solutions | English Curriculum Development Centre

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C) Answer the following questions.

Question a)
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What is the speed of the water particles compared with?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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The speed of the water particles is compared with the height of a group of adult humans where there is an average height but everyone is not the same.

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Question b)
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How are bubbles formed in the boiling water?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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Bubbles are formed in the boiling water when water molecules have enough energy to push back other water molecules in the liquid phase at some point when the temperature of the water is increasing.

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Question c)
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Mention two things on which external pressure depends.

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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The two things on which external pressure depends are as follows:
i.) Depth and density of the water
ii.) The gravitational field.

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Question d)
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How is the atmosphere related to the pressure of water?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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The atmosphere is related to the pressure of water as it pushes down on the surface of the liquid to increase the pressure in the liquid.

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Question e)
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What would happen if the atmospheric pressure on the liquid water was decreased?

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If the atmospheric pressure on the liquid water was decreased, it would also reduce the pressure in the liquid, and the water particles would have enough energy to form their tiny little boiling bubbles without the need to increase the temperature.

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Question f)
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What would the experimenter gain if s/he pulled the plunger out?

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Pukar Kadel Pukar Kadel · 1 year ago
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The experimenter would gain boiling as the pressure in the liquid would be decreased if s/he pulled the plunger out.

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Name: English - Grade 10
Author: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology
Publisher: Curriculum Development Centre
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