What happens when we take a closed bottle to the moon and try to open it there? [2 MARKS]

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On the moon, there is no air. Hence, there is no air pressure on the moon. The outside pressure is zero due to vacuum and inside pressure has some value as it contains some amount of air. Due to this difference in air pressure, the air will rush out from the bottle and may even damage the bottle.

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