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Thermal Properties of Matter
I1-53: LEAD BELL AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of temperature on vibrations in a lead bell.
I1-52: TUNING FORK AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the change in frequency of a tuning fork at liquid nitrogen temperature.
I1-51: RUBBER AT LN TEMPERATURE
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how a normally elastic material at room temperature becomes rigid at very low temperatures.
I1-42: THERMOELECTRIC FAN
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Illustrate generation and use of thermoelectric current.
I1-41: THERMOELECTRIC MAGNET
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate production and use of thermoelectric current.
I1-40: REVERSIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEMONSTRATOR
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate thermoelectric power generation or how thermoelectric devices can create hot and cold regions.
I1-32: RUBBER BAND CONTRACTION DURING HEATING
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that rubber contracts when heated.
I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature.
I1-21: WATER NEAR 4 DEGREES CELCIUS
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that the maximum density of water occurs around 4 degrees centigrade.
I1-19: LAVA LAMP
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate differential thermal expansion between two liquids, and to take us all back to the 1960s.
I1-18: BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Allow students to see how bimetallic strips are used in thermometers and thermostats.
I1-17: THERMOSTAT - MODEL
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Model of use of a bimetal strip in a thermostat.
I1-16: THERMAL CONTRACTION OF CUPS WITH LN
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Measure coefficients of linear expansion.
I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way.
I1-14: THERMAL EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM - OPTICAL LEVER
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a complicated way.
I1-12: THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate thermal expansion.
I1-01: THERMOMETERS
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Show several types of thermometers.
J2-17: ELECTRIC WIND
Category:
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the "electric wind" phenomenon.
L3-18: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Category:
L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose
:
Illustrate focusing of heat in a very dramatic way.
L1-05: PERSISTENCE OF A FILAMENT
Category:
L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that high-frequency AC looks like DC.
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