What happens if you open a container in space?

When opening the bottle in space, all the air that was initially in it will flow out due to the pressure difference. The inside of the bottle will then become approximatelly vacuum, so when you open it on Earth air will flow in it again.

Can you bring a jar of space to Earth?

Space is not quite as empty as you might think, and your average jam jar is easily strong enough to hold atmospheric pressure against an internal vacuum. More to the point, there wouldn’t be any need to go into space to create a jar full of nothing.

What would happen to a plastic bottle in space?

No more you. A plastic bottle would be completely crushed by the atmospheric pressure within the ship. A glass bottle is likely to survive decompression, but the lid might not.

What would happen if the container was not closed?

2 Answers By Expert Tutors However, if there is no lid, then the water vapor molecules will escape and there will never be an equal rate of condensation to equal the rate of evaporation, and you will notice that the liquid water will begin to slowly disappear.

What would happen to them if you opened the box in a closed room?

The particles of a gas are always moving freely. If they are in a closed container, they will spread out to fill the whole container. If they are in an open container they will not stay inside for long. They will flow out of the container, and disperse (disperse means to spread out over an area or space.)

Does plastic decompose in space?

Without a significant atmosphere, radiation is another source of degradation, deteriorating and darkening many plastics and coatings. The Hubble Space Telescope gave one excellent example of radiation damage.

Does water boil or freeze in space?

Water immediately boils in space or any vacuum. Space does not have a temperature because temperature is a measure of molecule movement. After water vaporizes in a vacuum, the vapor could condense into ice or it could remain a gas. Other liquid, such as blood and urine, immediately boil and vaporize in a vacuum.

Can you open a vacuum sealed container with the lid on?

Two easy ways to open a vacuum sealed container. I’d like to say I’ve never done it, microwaved a container with the lid on, but I have. As you might expect, I ended up with a lid that had been vacuum sealed to the container and felt impossible to remove. Hungry and at a loss for what to do next, I got to thinking.

Does a vacuum flask cool faster in space or on Earth?

Imagine the containers are single wall metal containers that are able to withstand any pressure. Intuitively I would assume the one in space would cool faster because the average temperature of space is 3°K. However a vacuum flask is an extremely good insulator since the only way heat can transfer is through radiation.

How does a container cool down in space?

By contrast the container in space can only cool by black body radiation, and obviously it will cool down more slowly. You can calculate the cooling in space using the Stefan-Boltzmann law assuming you know the emissivity (if you paint the container black the emissivity will be close to unity).

How does the lid of a container release air?

To release the building pressure from the contents expanding, some air is released, escaping between the lid and the container itself. Then, when your container and its contents begin to cool, it tries to equalize the pressure again.