Safety Equipment: Gloves
I6-24: DIFFUSION VELOCITY
Purpose:
Show that the diffusion velocity is proportional to the RMS molecular velocity.
I6-02: NITROGEN DIAMETER AND MEAN FREE PATH
Purpose:
Experimentally determine the diameter of the nitrogen molecule and to determine the order of magnitude of the mean free path of nitrogen gas molecules at STP.
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.
I5-41: ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - ENTROPY
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Aid a discussion of entropy.
I4-52: CARBON DIOXIDE BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate condensation sublimation.
I4-51: SUBLIMATION OF DRY ICE - PROJECTION
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate sublimation of carbon dioxide (dry ice) from a solid into a gas.
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.
I4-14: CHANGE OF STATE WITH BANG
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate that the volume of a gas is much greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.
I4-13: CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen.
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.
K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
I3-52: CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER - ABSOLUTE ZERO
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Determine the value of absolute zero.
K5-34: THERMAL COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE IN COPPER
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Show that the resistance of copper changes linearly with temperature.
K5-36: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE - LIGHT BULB INDICATOR
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistance.
I3-32: ISOBARIC EXPANSION OF AIR
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate expansion of air without change in pressure.
I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP.
K5-35: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Illustrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistivity.
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.
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K6-01 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS
Demonstrates the effect of series and parallel connections of two identical light bulbs
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K6-02: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - FIVE BULBS
Demonstrate combinations of series and parallel light bulbs Read More
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K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
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K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES
Series-parallel circuits to encourage discussion about DC circuits Read More
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K6-12: SERIES/PARALLEL LIGHT CIRCUIT CONUNDRUM
Test your ability to analyze series/parallel circuit Read More
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K6-21: HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
Show the conversion of electrical energy into heat Read More
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K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER
Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat Read More
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K6-32: POTENTIOMETER
Find an unknown EMF using a voltage divider Read More
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K6-33: WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
Demonstrate operation of a Wheatstone bridge Read More
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K6-35: VOLTAGE DIVIDER
Show how a voltage divider can be used to produce any voltage up to the maximum of the source Read More
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K6-36: VISIBLE AMMETER
See some of the important parts inside an ammeter Read More
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K6-41: DIODE RECTIFIERS AND FILTERS
Demonstrate rectification of 60 Hz AC by a diode and by a bridge rectifier Read More
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K6-42: SINE WAVE AND RECTIFIED SINE WAVE
Show the AC output from a generator and how it is converted to full-wave rectified AC using a split ring commutator Read More
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K6-51: KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
Apply Kirchhoff's laws to a simple two-loop problem Read More
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K6-52: IMPEDANCE MATCHING - BATTERY AND JOULEMETER
Demonstrate that the power transmission is maximized when the source impedance and the load impedance are equal Read More
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