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PHYS141


I5-51: SPECIFIC HEAT - ALUMINUM AND COPPER

Purpose: Illustrate calorimitry and to determine experimentally the specific heats of aluminum and of copper.

I5-03: MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - JOULE'S METHOD

Purpose: Determine the mechanical equivalent of heat.

I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING

Purpose: Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure.

I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE

Purpose: Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam.

I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN

Purpose: Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.

I4-13: CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID

Purpose: Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen.

I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED

Category: I3 Gases

Purpose: Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits.

I3-42: BOYLED MARSHMALLOWS

Category: I3 Gases

Purpose: Amusing demonstration of Boyle's Law.

I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE

Category: I3 Gases

Purpose: Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP.

H3-23: RESONANCE TUBE - OSCILLATOR, PLUNGER AND MICROPHONE

Purpose: Demonstrate standing sound waves in a closed tube.

H3-13: ROARING TUBE - 8 FT

Purpose: Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.

H3-05: KUNDT'S TUBE - OSCILLATOR DRIVEN

Purpose: Demonstrate standing waves in an air column.

H2-55: BEATS AND RESONANCE - TUNING BOXES

Purpose: Illustrate beats and resonance.

H2-26: PHASE REVERSAL BETWEEN STEREO SPEAKERS - MUSIC

Purpose: Demonstrate interference of sound in a dramatic way.

G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH

Purpose: Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied.

G1-82: PENDULUM WAVES

Purpose: Create waves in a very dramatic way using a series of fifteen carefully adjusted independent pendula.

G1-54: MASS'S DOUBLE PENDULUM

Purpose: Demonstrate the transition of potential energy into energy of oscillation of the pendulum, and the operation of an escapement.

G1-35: MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL

Purpose: Illustrate the motion of a mass on a spring.

G1-34: AIR TRACK - SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION

Purpose: Demonstrate simple harmonic motion of a mass held by two springs.

F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI

Category: F2 Buoyancy

Purpose: Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar.
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