Preview - Pnom - Particulate Nature Of Matter

Exploration 1 - Predict and Explore

Question

"Why can I compress or expand a syringe filled with air?"

Predict

You will be given a syringe filled with only air and will cover the open end of it with your finger to close it off. Once the syringe is closed you will try to push down on the plunger. With the syringe still closed you will also try to pull the plunger out.

 

 

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

With the syringe capped at the end, do you think you will be able to push the plunger all the way down so that there is no volume left in the syringe for the air?

What do you expect to feel as you push the plunger down more and more?

With the syringe still capped at the end, what do you expect to feel as you pull the plunger out a bit?

With the syringe still capped at the end, if you let go of a plunger that you pushed in, what do you expect will happen to it?

Notes

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