Physics Demo Manual

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Thermal Properties Of Matter
Heat And The First Law
Change Of State: Ice Bomb (expansion of water upon freezing); Regelation in Ice; video - Thermocouple in Ice; video - Boiling by Cooling; video - Boiling by Reducing Pressure; video - Crush the Soda Can; Sling Psychrometer (Relative Humidity); Phase Change in Iron
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video - Crush the Soda Can

Purpose:

A demonstration of the change in state of water vapor to liquid, and the consequences of atmospheric pressure on the can.

Procedure:

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Same as demo 2B30.15 showing atmospheric pressure. But one can also demonstrate the change in state of water vapor to liquid, causing a "change in volume" of the can.