Creating a Partial Vacuum with Water and Air

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Filling a container with water while leaving space above creates a scenario where air can transfer when the container is inverted. The discussion explores how air moves from the space above the water to the other side when the container is turned upside down. It raises the question of whether air can penetrate water and how this interaction occurs. Additionally, pumping air into a water-filled container can create a partial vacuum, with air either rising as bubbles or traveling along the container's sides. Understanding these dynamics is essential for grasping the principles of fluid mechanics and gas behavior in liquids.
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when we fill a container with water so as to leave some space above the surface of water. And we close the container. When we turn the tube upside down. The air which which was above the surface of water transfers to the other side. How does this happen. Does air penetrate water?
And suppose we fill a container with water. And pump air into it, how is a partial vacuum created in it?
 
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Do it slowly and you'll see the air either going up slowly as a bubble or going along the side.
 

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