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Question:

How does density relate to the can crusher expirement?

In the expirement where you take an aluminum can and fill it alittle of the way with water and then put it in cold water and it crushes because of the force.how does this relate to density?

Answer:

The density of the hot air inside the can prior to you putting it into the cold water is much lower than the density of cold air. As their air cools (which happens very quickly when immersed in cold water) the volume of the air decreases rapidly and the density increases.

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