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Thermal Properties of Matter


L1-03: LIGHT BULB WITHOUT VACUUM

Purpose: Show what happens to a lighted filament in the presence of air.

I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION

Purpose: Produce a hydrogen explosion

I7-21: SUPERCONDUCTOR - MAGNET LEVITATION

Purpose: Demonstrate levitation of a magnet above a high-temperature superconductor

J4-04 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - IONIZATION OF AIR

Purpose: Demonstrates the mobility of ions

I6-01 GAS PRESSURE - MODEL

Purpose: Illustrates the molecular nature of gas pressure

I5-22 FIRE SYRINGE

Purpose: Demonstrates heating air by compression

I4-31 ICE BOMB

Purpose: Demonstrates forces created by freezing water

I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE

Purpose: Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water

I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN

Category: I3 Gases

Purpose: Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled

I2-22 THERMODYNAMICS BY TOUCH

Purpose: Demonstrates that touching a material tells something about its conductivity, not necessarily its temperature

I2-21 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN METALS

Purpose: Demonstrates thermal conductivity in various metals

I1-13 THERMAL EXPANSION - BIMETAL STRIP

Purpose: Demonstrates differential thermal expansion

I1-11 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND HOLE

Purpose: Illustrates thermal expansion
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