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Pressure in Physics
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A teacher tells her class that there is an invisible layer of air above us, which is called atmosphere. On learning more about the atmosphere, a student asks a doubt, ‘Why do we not experience the tremendous pressure of the air layer above us on our bodies? ’ The correct answer given by the teacher was _____.
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the pressure inside our bodies is equal to atmospheric pressure
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The pressure inside our bodies is equal to atmospheric pressure and thus, cancels out the pressure from outside.