During boiling the volume
of water increases very much.
During condensation a strong
decrease
of volume takes place.
* Fill 10 ml of water into
a Cola can.
* Boil the water using a
micro burner (protect your fingers using wet tissue paper).
* Quickly dip the can bottom
up into a container full of cold water.
Observation:
The can collapses with a bang.
Explanation:
* During boiling 300 ml of air in the can is replaced by steam.
* By dipping the can into
cold water, 300 ml steam are suddenly transformed into less than 1 ml
liquid water
resulting in a negative pressure: The can is crushed by the outer air pressure.