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I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure.
K5-35: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Illustrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistivity.
I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air.
I2-27: THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Show process of thermal equilibrium happening between touching aluminum and copper cylinders.
I2-24: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN WATER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Demonstrate that water is a poor conductor of heat.
I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature.
I1-01: THERMOMETERS
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Show several types of thermometers.
J4-03: PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - SERIES CAPACITORS
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of capacitors in series.
J3-22: FARADAY CAGE - ELECTROSCOPE
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrate that the electric field within a closed surface is zero.
J3-11: EQUIPOTENTIALS/LINES OF FORCE - ONE CHARGE
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Aid in visualization of equipotentials and lines of force.
J3-01: EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrate the existence of electric fields and to map them semi-quantitatively.
J1-41: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrate the difference between materials that conduct electricity and those that do not.
H3-11: TUNING FORKS AND RESONANT TUBE
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Illustrate resonance in an air column.
H2-54: BEATS - MOIRE PATTERN MODEL
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Model for beats between mistuned audio oscillators.
G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied.
G3-27: AIR TABLE - TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal waves using an air table.
G3-26: AIR TRACK - LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate longitudinal waves with a series of spring-coupled air track gliders.
G3-24: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - TRAVELING WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Show travelling waves.
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I4-01: PVT PHASE DIAGRAMS FOR CO2 AND H2O
Three-dimensional PVT phase diagram models. Read More
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I4-02: PVT SURFACE - TRANSPARENT
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions. Read More
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I4-03: LATENT HEAT - ICE TO WATER TO STEAM
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions. Read More
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I4-11: BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE
Demonstrate that water boils at a lower temperature under reduced pressure. Read More
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I4-12: BOILING WATER BY PUMPING
Demonstrate water boiling under reduced pressure. Read More
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I4-13: CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen. Read More
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I4-14: CHANGE OF STATE WITH BANG
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen. Read More
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I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
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I4-16: DRINKING BIRD
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
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I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid. Read More
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I4-18: PULSE GLASS
Illustrate change of phase between liquid and vapor in an confined fluid. Read More
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I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam. Read More
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I4-31 ICE BOMB
Demonstrates forces created by freezing water
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I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure. Read More
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I4-33: CRYOPHORUS
Illustrate freezing caused by cooling by evaporation. Read More
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I4-34: HAND WARMER
Demonstrate the heat of fusion. Read More
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I4-35: LOWERING THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER USING SALT
Demonstrate that the freezing point of water can be reduced by putting ice in a salt water bath. Read More
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I4-36: REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
Demonstrate regelation. Read More
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I4-51: SUBLIMATION OF DRY ICE - PROJECTION
Demonstrate sublimation of carbon dioxide (dry ice) from a solid into a gas. Read More
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I4-52: CARBON DIOXIDE BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrate condensation sublimation. Read More
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I4-61: BINARY PHASE TRANSITION - CRITICAL OPALESCENCE
Show the behavior of a binary fluid as it passes through the critical temperature. Read More
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