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Why does sound come when a balloon burst open ??

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The air in aballoonis at a higher pressure than its surroundings because the elastic tension of theballoonskin is pulling inwards. The high-pressure air that was inside theballoonis now free to expand and this creates a pressure wave that our ears hear as a bang.

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