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Chapter 11, Problem 23(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 23CQ
You can break a strong wine bottle by pounding a cork into it with your fist, but the cork must press directly against the liquid filling the bottle—there can be no air between the cork and liquid. Explain why the bottle breaks, and why it will not if there is air between the cork and liquid.
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QUESTION:
Problem 23CQ
You can break a strong wine bottle by pounding a cork into it with your fist, but the cork must press directly against the liquid filling the bottle—there can be no air between the cork and liquid. Explain why the bottle breaks, and why it will not if there is air between the cork and liquid.
ANSWER:
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We have to explain why the bottle breaks or why it will not break.