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Heat Transfer — Question 14

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An empty glass bottle is fitted with a narrow tube at its mouth. The open end of the tube is kept in a beaker containing water. When the bottle is heated, bubbles of air are seen escaping into water. Explain the reason.

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The empty glass bottle is filled with air. When the bottle is heated, the air inside the bottle expands and it escapes out through the tube into water in the form of bubbles.