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Dr. Mays has a 300 mL aluminum water bottle with a threaded lid. On a summer day here in Denver when TI = 80°F, he drives to the supermarket with

his car windows down. He then parks his car, rolls the windows up, drinks all but 150 mL of water, replaces the lid, and leaves the bottle inside the car. After shopping, the temperature inside the car is T2 140°F. What is the vapor pressure inside the bottle after shopping? [psi] The pressure deformed the flat base but not the cylindrical sides. Why? (<20 words)

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