Collapsing Aluminum Can

Description: Water is boiled in an aluminum soda can. The can is quickly inverted into a container of water, and the can spontaneously crushes.

This demonstration is also available on video and JCE "Chemistry Comes Alive!" Vol. 1 CD-Rom.

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Source: Institute for Chemical Education Fun With Chemistry; A Guidebook of K-12 Activities. vol 1

Year or vol: 1991 page 159


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