When cold water is poured on a can containing hot water, the can collapses because...
PHYSICS
JAMB 2008
When cold water is poured on a can containing hot water, the can collapses because the
- A) steam condeses and occupies the partial vacuum in the can
- B) external air pressure counter balances the pressure within the can
- C) steam expands to occupy the vacuum remaining in the can
- D) external pressure becomes greater than the pressure within the can.
Correct Answer: D) external pressure becomes greater than the pressure within the can.
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