Crushing a can: 03/11/2021

 This week my classmates and I gained a better understanding of Charles Law. The law states that doubling the temperature of a gas, doubles its volume as long as the amount of gas and pressure remain constant. We also revisited Boyle's Law, that states that pressure remains balanced between object and atmosphere. We were able to test these laws by conducting this experiment. 

Materials:

(2) aluminum cans

Shallow foil pan

10 ml graduated cylinder

Ice

Hotplate

Tongs

Lab: My partner and I started by rinsing out the can, and creating an ice bath. We then used tongs to turn the hot can upside down in the cold water, and noticed the can took in water. Following this we repeated the previous steps, but this time we added 5ml of water to the can before flipping it upside down. The can imploded and took in some water. Once again we repeated the previous steps but added 10ml of water. This had a similar effect; the can imploded and took in a small amount of water. The pictures below are from the lab.