A soda can with a small amount of water is on a hot stove.Soon steam comes from its opening.When the can is quickly inverted into a pan of water,the can is crushed by
A)suction of the can interior.
B)condensation.
C)atmospheric pressure.
D)a drop in temperature.

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As the can heats up on the stove, the water inside turns into steam, which expands and increases the pressure inside the can. When the can is inverted into the pan of cold water, the steam condenses back to water, and the resulting decrease in pressure inside the can causes the atmospheric pressure outside the can to crush it. So, the correct answer is option C, which is atmospheric pressure.

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