Steel wool wetted with vinegar is sealed within a balloon inflated with air.After several hours,what happens to the volume of the balloon?
A)The balloon inflates.
B)The balloon deflates.
C)The balloon dissolves.
D)Nothing because the vinegar is acting on the steel wool,not upon the balloon.

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The vinegar accelerates the rusting process of the steel wool, a chemical reaction that consumes oxygen from the air inside the balloon. As the oxygen is used up, the volume of the balloon decreases, causing it to deflate.

Steel Wool Wetted with Vinegar Is Sealed Within a Balloon