Question

Why does an inflated pool toy seem flat after sitting in an air conditioned space?

Answer 1

Answer:

At a cooler temperature, gas molecules inside the toy lose energy, gets closely packed and become less free to move around. Thus the toy shrinks.

Explanation:

According to Kinetic theory of gases, the movement of gas molecules is affected by temperature.

At warm temperature, gas molecules are freely packed and continue to be in kinetic motion.

At cold temperature, they lose kinetic energy and become densely packed together.

Inflated pool toys that are filled with gas, tend to become flat when kept in an air conditioned room. This is because the gas molecules lose energy and become tightly packed together, occupy less volume and makes the toy appear deflated.