Preview - Pnom - Particulate Nature Of Matter

Exploration 1 - Predict

Question: What causes boiling?

Predict: Watch the video below that shows an interesting phenomenon. Use your observations to answer the following questions.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Is this an open or closed system?

Before experiment, observe the liquid in the flask. Is it boiling?

How can you tell?

If the experimenter did not heat or cool the liquid any more, but simply pushed or pulled on the syringe, would that alone be enough to cause the liquid to start boiling? Why?

Notes

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