A perfume atomiser (spray) works because:

  1. the liquid is heated
  2. gravity pushes it up
  3. the bottle is compressed
  4. fast air over the tube lowers the pressure, so the liquid is pushed up and sprayed
Answer

D) fast air over the tube lowers the pressure, so the liquid is pushed up and sprayed

Atmospheric pressure on the liquid pushes it up the tube. SLO P-11-B-44 · Application

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