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Q.What is Magnus effect?

Telangana TsbieTelangana Board of Intermediate Education (Intermediate 1st Year) 2019Subjective· 2mImportance★★★★★
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The Magnus effect is the sideways force experienced by a spinning object moving through a fluid, produced by the pressure difference between its two sides (Bernoulli's principle). It makes spinning balls swerve.

Consider a ball spinning as it moves forward through air. Because of the spin, the surface of the ball drags a layer of air along with it.

  • On one side of the ball, the surface moves in the same direction as the oncoming air, so the air there moves faster.
  • On the other side, the surface moves opposite to the oncoming air, so the air there moves slower. …

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