The Magdeburg experiment demonstrated that atmospheric pressure on the Earth's surface has tremendous force. In this experiment, two hemispherical brass shells were placed together, and when the air was evacuated from inside, it created a vacuum. The demonstration showed that the external air pressure was so strong that horses could not pull the hemispheres apart, illustrating the significant force exerted by atmospheric pressure.
What did the Magdeburg experiment demonstrate about air pressure?
that horses are not intelligent enough to understand how to defeat atmospheric pressure
that the vacuum inside the two attached hemispheres has tremendous suction
that the horses could not get sufficient traction to pull the hemispheres apart
that atmospheric pressure on the earth's surface has tremendous force
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