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Why does a soft drink left lying in the sun sometimes burst open? why?

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Why does a soft drink left lying in the sun sometimes burst open? why?

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  1. Leaving it in the sun causes the can and the liquid inside to heat up. Heat makes all of that carbon dioxide expand. If it gets hot enough, the can will explode because the pressure is too high and the gas needs somewhere to go.  


  2. the dissolved gas (co2) will expand in higher temps
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