I1-51: RUBBER AT LN TEMPERATURE
- ID Code: I1-51
- Purpose: Demonstrate how a normally elastic material at room temperature becomes rigid at very low temperatures.
- Description: Dip a rubber sample into the liquid nitrogen with the tongs, then place it on a wooden "anvil" and hit it with a hammer to break it. Show the students in the audience how the material's property change with temperature.
- Availability: Available
- References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsi.htm#I1-51
- Loc codes: I0, I1