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Kartik is blowing up balloons for his little sister’s birthday party. Kartik gets as much air into the balloon as he can and then ties a knot in the balloon to keep the air inside the balloon. While he is doing this Kartik notices that while he is tying the balloon air will escape if he does not keep the opening closed tightly. In the reply box below answer the question: Why does the air want to move out of the balloon?

User Brian Cragun
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Answer:

Pressure Difference.

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User Aditya Nigam
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Answer:

Since there is a pressure difference the air blows out when you penetrate the skin defeating the elastic tension of the balloon skin.

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