Question

2. A balloon is dunked into a tank of

cold water. How will this affect the
size of the balloon?

Answer 1

When an inflated balloon is placed in cold water, it shrinks. This happens because the air inside the balloon occupies a smaller volume when the temperature is decreased, thus causing the walls of the balloon to collapse. ... The decrease in temperature causes the air molecules to move more slowly, with less energy.

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