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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

the tyre of automobile is inflated to lesser pressure in summer than in winter why?

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
Dear student
According to Gay Lussacs law, at constant volume, pressure of a fixed amount of a gas varies directly with the temperature.

As the temperature increases, the pressure also increases. In summer, due to the high temperature , the pressure inside the tyre also increases. and thus to prevent the bursting of the tyre, it is inflated to a slightly lesser pressure in summer.