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Absolute Zero Demonstrator

This demo uses a constant volume gas apparatus by TekSys toillustrate the temperature-pressure relationship for a gas. The name of this demo is a bit misleading, because the gas is never evenclose to zero Kelvin. Instead this demo allows you to infer (by extrapolation) what would happen at zero kelvin. The demonstration basically consist in recording and plotting the pressure for a set of predetermined temperatures, that correspond to well known phase transitions of water and CO-2 (dry ice).
ID: d0026
Set up time:
Requires:
boiling water, ice/water mixture, dry-ice/acetone mixture. Components.
Notes:
You may need assistance the first time you use this demo.
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Table of Components

Qty. name location notes
1 Absolute Zero Demonstrator W106; North Shelves; U5-L1
3 two-liter bowls W106; North Shelves; U5-L2
1 hot plate W106; South Counter Top, by sink;
gallon of water