evaeh
evaeh
28.01.2021 • 
Physics

On a hot day, a child drinks all the water in a plastic bottle. She then screws the cap back tightly on the bottle, so that the bottle contains only air. She throws the
bottle into a wastebasket, where the Sun shines on it. After a while in the Sun's rays,
the air in the bottle is much hotter than before.
cap screwed on
(i) State what has happened to the pressure of the air in the bottle.
Give a reason for your answer.
(ii) In terms of the behaviour of the air molecules, explain your answer
to a(i)

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