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Winds and Pressure Difference

Vacuum exerts...

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Vacuum exerts ______ pressure.

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infinite

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zero

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very high

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very low

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Solution

The correct option is B zero
The pressure exerted by a force per unit area is called pressure. Vacuum has absence of matter in it. As there is no matter in the vacuum, nothing can apply a force and it applies zero pressure.

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