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Grade 11Thermal Physics

Can anyone tell the principle of the working of an PARACHUTE....???

Profile image of Pradeep Balivada
16 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Rohith  Gandhi
16 Years ago

Dear Pradeep,

Parachute works on the principal of convection.

There is a fire at the base of the parachute, which heats up air in it, due to which the density of air decreases and gets lifted as it is lighter than the air outside the parachute, due to this pressure difference, it goes up.


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