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Take a dry test tube and put a small amount of water in it. Place a stop cork on the mouth of it. Now suspend the test tube horizontally by two strings or wires as shown in the figure. Heat the test tube with a burner until water vapourises and the cork blows out.
What happens to the test tube when the cork blows out ?

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When the cork blows out, the test tube recoils in the direction opposite to the direction of corck blow.
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