eli5: When air gets heated, it’s volume increases. How does the surrounding air make room for the increased volume?
In: Physics
You have a formula that goes : P x V = n x R x T
This is pressure in relation to volume equals to the number of molecules of glass in relation to temperature…
This means, if temperature increases, either pressure or volume has to increase, or the number of molecules has to decrease, this would be explained as gas leaving the room, the room having a higher pressure or the room expanding (this would happen with stuff like a balloon)
So in a normal room, if you heat it, pressure will tend to stay the same and the volume/size of the room is a fixed thing, so air will just escape through the door etc and you will have less molecules…
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