Total force exerted on the can by the air pressure?

[Sucks@Physics]

A small quantity of water is poured into a can, the water is brought to a boil. Then the can is sealed with a rubber stopper. As you watch, the can is slowly crushed with sounds of metal bending. Assuming the dimensions of the can are 0.24m x 0.16m x 0.10m and the inside of the can is in a perfect vacuum, what is the total force exerted on the can by the air pressure?

Now I don't just need the answer i need to know how to solve it. Thanks in advance !

 

[learningphysics]

what is the pressure outside the can? what is the surface area of the can. I assume the can is a cube given the dimensions...

what is the relationship between force, pressure and area?

 

[Sucks@Physics]

That's all the question gives me. I'm guessing 1 atm pressure and the area is .00384 m from the given dimesions? I'm not completely sure

 

[learningphysics]

That's all the question gives me. I'm guessing 1 atm pressure and the area is .00384 m from the given dimesions? I'm not completely sure

you calculated the volume of the cube... you need the surface area. so the sum of the areas of the 6 sides. convert 1 atm to pascals...

 

[Sucks@Physics]

I still don't know how to do this problem can some1 give me formulas?

 

[learningphysics]

I still don't know how to do this problem can some1 give me formulas?

length = 0.24m
width = 0.16m
height = 0.10m

can you find the area of the 6 sides of the cube?

side 1 and 2... length*width
side 3 and 4... width*height etc...

 

[Sucks@Physics]

.1568

 

[learningphysics]

.1568

exactly. And what's the pressure outside the can in Pa?

 

[Sucks@Physics]

1.01 KPa so you just multiply them together correct?