Thanks for the tip, I have not heard that idea before.
However the misconception is that you create a vacuum, when it comes down more to air pressure.
If anyone has a detailed explanation could they please attach it. I will be doing detailed lesson plans to dispell the myth in class.
Thanks...
Thanks everyone for your participation.
It is amazing how often people (including myself) think that burning oxygen creates a vacuum.
But as mgb pointed out, burning the candle produces CO2, that is why it is good to do the experiment with boiling water, as it heats the air inside and expands...
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I have a quick question for you, how do you get an egg into a bottle?
I am finishing my teaching training and am researching misconceptions in science.
One that particularly interests me is reported differently in textbooks and web sites etc.
Allow me to set the scene:
1. Hard boiled...
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