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Forces and Pressure in Physics

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While scuba diving, a girl notices air bubbles underwater. She observes that the size of a bubble is small when it is deep underwater. But the size increases as it moves upwards. What could be the reason behind the increase in size of the bubble?

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Due to decrease in pressure applied by water on air bubbles
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There is decrease in pressure applied by water column on air bubbles as they rise up.

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