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erma4kov [3.2K]
3 years ago
7

Matthew was cleaning his car on a very hot summer day. He left the cleaning spray he had bought, and was using, on the driveway

in the intense heat and the can exploded. Why did this happen?
Chemistry
1 answer:
Oliga [24]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: The cleaning spray might have containing alcohol.

Explanation:

Some alcohol have the tendency to give an explosive effect on heating. According to the given situation, if the cleaning fluid is containing alcohol and when it had been exposed to air, oxygen and sun heat it will become unstable by producing peroxides which can explode the can in which they have been stored. So, in the given situation, the cleaning spray containing alcohol will explode due to intense heat.

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