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Why does ping pong ball returns to its original shape when placed in hot water?
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∙ 13y ago
the heat makes the air expand inside the ball, which in turn would make it "blow up" back to its original shape
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∙ 13y ago
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What is the shape of a drop of oil placed in the surface of water?
it is lens in shape
What an object that is less dense than water will do when placed in water?
shape
When an object is less dense than water will do when placed in water?
shape
What an object is less dense than water will do when placed in water?
shape
What changes shape when placed in a different container?
water and gas
What changes shape but can change back to its original form?
WaTer
A ping-pong ball which has been slightly dented will return to its original shape when placed in hot water explain this observation?
The air inside expands when heated, and increases the interior pressure. Unless a ball is so badly crushed that it cannot become round again, the dented part will be pushed out to create its original shape.
What state of matter changes shape when placed into a container?
Both a gas (carbon dioxide) and a liquid (water) will take on the shape of the containers.
What has the shape of its own?
when a liquid is placed in a container it takes the shape of the container. raindrops and teardrops are a shape that liquids have when you use a dropper, when drops of water fall from a faucet
If a cold piece of metal is placed in an equal mass of warm water will the final temperature be closer to the original temperature of the metal or the water?
Temperature of the water
What state of matter will always take the shape and volume of its container?
the state of matter that changes shape when placed in a different container is water
Why does a drop of water placed on the surface of oil contracts to form a spherical shape?
The surface tension of the water and the fact that oil and water cannot wet each other.
