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D E M O N S T R AT I O N S

3.1 Charles’ law


Warning: Wear eye protection. Be careful not to burn yourself.
In demonstration 2, remove the can from the heat source before
sealing it.
Aim: To demonstrate Charles’ law.

Equipment:
� Bunsen burner or other heater � An empty screw-capped can, such as an oil can
� Oven gloves � Empty bottle with a 2 cm diameter short neck
� Empty soda (drink) can (depends on size of egg)
� Tray containing cold water � Hard-boiled egg with shell removed

Demonstration 1 Demonstration 2
Method
● Put a small amount of water into the screw-
capped can.
● Heat it up until almost all the water has
boiled off.
● Using the oven gloves, remove the can from
the heat.
● Seal the can with the screw-cap.
● The can should implode.
Method
● Put a small amount of water into the soda can.
Alternative
● Heat it up until almost all the water has This has the best impact if the sealed can is
boiled off. brought into the laboratory when hot and
● Quickly turn the can upside down in tray of students are asked to explain what happens.
cold water using the tongs or oven gloves.
● The can should implode.

Explanation
As the water vapour cools inside the can the
pressure inside the can reduces, causing the can
to implode before the water gets sucked into
the can.

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D E M O N S T R AT I O N S

Demonstration 3 ● Remove the bottle from the heat and maintain


a small downward force on the egg to maintain
the seal.
● The egg will get sucked into the bottle.

Explanation
As the water vapour cools inside the can the
pressure inside the bottle reduces, causing the egg
to be sucked into the bottle.

Alternatives
Method 1 Ask students to think about how to put the
● Put a small amount of water into the short- complete egg into the bottle before doing the
necked bottle. demonstration.
● Heat it up until almost all the water has 2 Put the egg into the bottle with the above
boiled off. method, only show the students the final result,
● Wet the egg. and ask them to work out how it was done.
● Place the egg on the bottle, making an air-tight
seal on the bottle neck.

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