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demonstrations:4_thermodynamics:4a_thermal_properties_of_matter:ball_and_ring:start [2019/02/14 23:33]
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demonstrations:4_thermodynamics:4a_thermal_properties_of_matter:ball_and_ring:start [2020/03/13 20:19]
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 ====== Ball And Ring ====== ====== Ball And Ring ======
  
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 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
  
-Expansion ​of two metal objects ​   Classes Used: PHYS 153 +Consists ​of a a copper plate and copper ring mounted on a lab stand, and a steel ball with a bent length of wire affixed.
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-heat expansion ​  +
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 ===== Purpose ===== ===== Purpose =====
  
 +Demonstrates differing thermal expansion coefficients of unlike materials; demonstrates the widening of internal holes due to thermal expansion of a volume. ​
  
 ===== Apparatus ===== ===== Apparatus =====
  
- +  * Copper ring/plate with hole on stand 
-Ring on stand, ball, propane torch   +  * Steel ball 
- +  * [[demonstrations:​9_equipment:​propane_torch:​start|Propane torch and striker]]
  
 ===== Setup ===== ===== Setup =====
  
- +Place the ball on either ​the ring or the hole in the plate. Use the blow torch to apply heat evenly to the areaDue to the dissimilar coefficients of thermal expansion, the plate/ring will expand ​faster ​than the ball and the hole will widen enough for the ball to drop through. The bent length of wire attached to the ball serves to prevent the potentially-very-hot ball from getting away, it should catch on the hole after it drops through
-Place the ball on the ring (it should sit there nicely). Heat the setup up with the torch. ​The ring will expand ​more than the ball, allowing ​the ball to fall  +
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 ===== Notes ===== ===== Notes =====
  
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 +**As with any demonstration involving the use of the propane torch, take caution. Don't transport the demo until is has been allowed to cool, and be careful that the ball doesn'​t fall and land on someone.**
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-The ball can become quite hot, so be wary of where it will fall.   ​Updated on: 06/13/13 
  
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-| **Location** | ---- |+| **Location** | C4, torch on I6 |
 | **Maker** | Unknown | | **Maker** | Unknown |
 | **Current State** | Working | | **Current State** | Working |
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