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Question
Paheli kept an empty bottle made of plastic inside a refrigerator. After a few hours, when she opened the refrigerator she found the bottle had collapsed. Explain the possible reason.
Solution
The air inside the bottle contracts due to low temperature, hence the bottle collapses due to the outside pressure.
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