Why does a marshmallow expand in a vacuum?

Subject: Why does a marshmallow expand in a vacuum?

Date: Thu Jan 30 15:26:49 2003
Posted by erika lee foster
Grade level: 4-6 School: coral academy of science
City: reno State/Province: nv Country: usa
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1043958409.Ch

Message:


How does a marshmallow expand when you put the marshmallow in a bottle, put a 
straw in with it, put clay around the straw to make sure no air can get in, 
then suck all of the air out of the bottle?  The marshmallow expanded.

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