1. Rubber is elastic and when a nail is pushed through it, it stretches and grips the nail firmly without allowing air leakage
2.This is due to the valve effect i.e. pressure from inside causes the tyre rubber to press firmly on the nail, resulting to no air leakage
johnmulu answered the question on February 6, 2017 at 08:34
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A solid weighs 16.5 N on the surface of the moon. The force of gravity on the moon is 1.7NKg-1. Determine the mass of the solid.
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