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26. Question: Why does a Reditt Bookmark
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27. Question: Why do we bring our hands close to the mouth while shouting across to
someone far away?
Answer: By keeping hands close to mouth the sound is not allowed to spread
(Phenomenon of diffraction of sound) in all direction, but is directed to a particular
direction and becomes louder.

28. Question: Why does a corked bottle filled with water burst if left out on a frosty
night?
Answer: Because of low temperature the water inside the bottle freezes. On freezing
it expands, thereby its volume increases and pressure is exerted on the walls.

29. Question: Why is a small gap left at the joint between two rails?
Answer: To permit expansion of rails due to heat generated by friction of a moving

train.

30. Question: Why cannot a copper wire be used to make elements in electric heater?
Answer: Copper melts at 108.3 0 C and forms a black powder on reacting with
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clean glass?
Answer: The surface of a liquid is the seat of a special force as a result of which
molecules on the surface are bound together to form something like a stretched
membrane. They tend to compress the molecules below to the smallest possible
volume, which causes the drop to take a round shape as for a given mass he sphere
has minimum volume.

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47. Question: Why does ice float

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48. Question: Why does moisture gather outside a tumbler containing cold water?

Answer: The water vapour in the air condenses on cooling and appears as droplets of
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49. Question: Why does kerosene float on water?

Answer: Because the density of kerosene is less than that of water. For the same
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50. Question: Why is the water in an open pond cool even on a hot summer day?
Answer: As the water evaporates from the open surface of a pond, heat is taken
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