* Upper photo:
Fill a Liquemin bottle - as high as possible-
whith cold
water, * puncture the stopper by a hypodermic needle
* Press the stopper on the
bottle without leaving an air bubble inside. * Remove the needle.
* Leave the bottle with
water at a warm place.
* Observation
(lower part of the photo): Small gas bubbles have appeared.
Explanation:
Water cannot dissolve much air. If water gets warm the solubility decreases.
Organisms in fresh
water and in salt
water may suffer from a lack of
air if water gets warm.