1. U12-6 Warm-Up
Wednesday, 05/08
What will happen to an aerosol can if it is thrown into a fire? Explain.
Why is it possible to store large amounts of gas in tanks, such as those used for scuba diving?
If the pressure is held constant and the temperature of a gas doubles, what happens to the volume of the gas? Why?
One evening, your neighbor ties helium-filled balloons to the mailbox for his wife’s 40th birthday. The next morning the balloons have sunk low to the ground. Explain why.
If a 2.00-L sample of gas is transferred to a 1.00-L container, what happens to the pressure? Why?
You open the bottle of water that you bought for lunch and take a drink. As you go to replace the bottle top, you squeeze the bottle slightly and notice that water comes out of a pinhole in the side of the bottle. When you release the bottle, the leak stops. But, every time you squeeze the bottle, a stream of water is released. Explain why the leak only occurs when you squeeze the bottle.