How to Compress Air

 Experiments 7

In this experiment, we are going to find out how we can Compress and squash air using just a piece of instrument

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Yes we need just a piece of a material and that is a plastic syringe without a needle.

Procedures for the Experiment

  1. Take the syringe and lift the plunger, so that the syringe fills with air
  2. Cover the hole of the syringe with a finger and press down hard with a plunger. Then let go

What happens?

The plunger shoots up, as if by an unseen force Then it stops: you feel a strong push against your finger. Take your finger away and the plunger returns to it's original position.

Because

The air is compressed, because the plunger makes it occupy a much smaller space.

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