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Why can a compressed gas tank explode if heat is added?
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Why can a compressed gas tank explode if heat is added?

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As the gas is heated the molecules move faster and spread out from each other.
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The compressed gas wants to escape the tank so the fire doesn't get to it so it explodes.
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