PHYS260
K8-46: Radio Waves & Faraday Cage
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates that radio waves do not penetrate a Faraday cage
I2-28: WATER BALLOON AND CANDLE
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
To demonstrate the transfer of heat by water
I6-52: ENTROPY - FOUR BALLS IN GAS DIFFUSION MODEL
Purpose:
Demonstrate that an ordered state is statistically possible.
I6-41: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - LIQUIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of liquids.
I6-40: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - SOLIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of solids.
I6-39: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - CHARLES' LAW
Purpose:
Model Charles' law.
I6-38: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - BOYLE'S LAW
Purpose:
Model Boyle's law.
I6-34: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - TEMPERATURE OF A GAS
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I6-33: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - GAS PRESSURE
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I6-32: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - RANDOM MOTION IN GASES
Purpose:
Model random molecular motion.
I5-51: SPECIFIC HEAT - ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate calorimitry and to determine experimentally the specific heats of aluminum and of copper.
I5-02: TRANSFORMATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate transformation of mechanical energy into heat.
I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure.
I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam.
I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.
I4-11: BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate that water boils at a lower temperature under reduced pressure.
I4-03: LATENT HEAT - ICE TO WATER TO STEAM
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Show latent heat as ice is transformed to water and then to steam.
K7-14: RC CIRCUIT - 100 MICROSECOND TIME CONSTANT
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrate a reasonably fast RC circuit.
K8-13: RADIOWAVES - LECHER WIRE STANDING WAVES
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Illustrate standing electromagnetic waves in a high-impedance transmission line.
K6-02: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - FIVE BULBS
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate combinations of series and parallel light bulbs.
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J4-01 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR
Demonstrates that potential difference across a capacitor is proportional to the plate separation
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J4-03: PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - SERIES CAPACITORS
Demonstrate the effect of capacitors in series. Read More
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J4-04 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - IONIZATION OF AIR
Demonstrates the mobility of ions
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J4-12: ELECTROSTATIC FORCE - MOVING LUMBER
Demonstrate polarization of water molecules. Read More
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J4-13: MATCHSTICK ON NICKLE UNDER GLASS
A simple trick easily solved with the application of electrostatic force and the polar nature of water molecules. Read More
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J4-21: COLOR FILTER MODEL OF CHARGED DIELECTRIC
Represent charge separation in a capacitor dielectric. Read More
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J4-22 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR WITH DIELECTRIC
Demonstrates that inserting a dielectric into a capacitor increases the capacitance Read More
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J4-23: POLARIZATION OF DIELECTRIC - DISSECTIBLE LEYDEN JAR
Demonstrate that energy is stored in a capacitor as charge separation in the dielectric. Read More
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J4-24: FORCE ON DIELECTRIC IN ELECTRIC FIELD
Demonstrate the force on a dielectric in an electric field. Read More
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J4-31 ENERGY STORED IN A CAPACITOR
Demonstrates that energy is stored in a capacitor and how that energy may be used
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J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy
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J4-41: CAPACITORS
Display a variety of capacitors
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J4-42: CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL
Demonstrate the voltage/charge/capacitance relationships in series and parallel capacitor circuits. Read More
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J4-43: CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL WITH PROJECTION METER
Illustrate voltage relations in series and parallel capacitor circuits. Read More
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J4-51: THEREMIN
Demonstrate the theremin Read More
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