Re: why do cokes in can explode after being in freezer to long

Date: Wed Dec 8 11:25:02 1999
Posted By: Dan Berger, MadSci Admin
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 944606630.Ch

Message:


There's nothing special about a coke. Anything which is mostly water and is in 
a sealed vessel with too little headspace (that is, air above the liquid) 
will explode in a freezer.

This is because water expands when it freezes.

                                                     Dan Berger
                                                     MadSci Administrator

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