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What would be the temperature as well as pressure inside and outside of a can if it were to be placed in cold water?

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The hot gas molecules are the same pressure as the air outside the can. When the can is placed in cold water upside down, the hot gas water molecules are cooled very rapidly. ... Since the air pressure outside the can is stronger than that inside the can, it causes the can to collapse.

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