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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Kinetic Theory of Gases

Tyre of a bicycle has volume \(2 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}^3\). Initially, the tube is filled \(75 \%\) of its volume by air at atmospheric pressure \(10^5 \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}\). When a rider is on the bicycle, the area of contact of tyre with road is \(24 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~m}^2\). The mass of rider with bicycle is \(120 \mathrm{~kg}\). If a pump delivers a volume \(500 \mathrm{~cm}^3\) of air in each stroke, then the number of strokes required to inflate the tyre is \(\left(g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\right)\)

  1. A 10
  2. B 11
  3. C 21
  4. D 20
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(C) 21

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Pressure against which pump has to deliver air \(=\) Pressure due to weight of rider and cycle + Atmospheric pressure initially inside tyre \[ =\frac{F}{A}+p_{\mathrm{atm}}=\frac{120 \times 10}{24 \times 10^{-4}}+1 \times 10^5=6 \times 10^5 \frac{\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{m}^2} \]…