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If there is 'nothing' in a vacuum chamber then why doesn't it collapse onto itself?
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∙ 13y ago
Assuming that outside the vacuum chamber there is some gas or liquid, then indeed there is a force that pushes on the walls to collapse. If it doesn't collapse, that means the walls are strong enough to withstand that force: weak walls would collapse.
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