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| ===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== | ||
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| - | Demonstrate PV=nRT Classes Used: PHYS 153 | ||
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| ===== Purpose ===== | ===== Purpose ===== | ||
| - | + | Demonstrate how the ideal gas law may be used to construct a thermometer. Given constant volume, the pressure of a gas inside a closed container is dependent on the temperature by PV = nRT | |
| - | Demonstrate the ideal gas law PV=nRT | + | |
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| ===== Apparatus ===== | ===== Apparatus ===== | ||
| - | + | * Constant volume thermometer | |
| - | Gas thermometer | + | * Container with hot water |
| - | Container with hot water | + | * Standard thermometer |
| - | Standard thermometer | + | * Bike pump |
| - | Bike pump | + | |
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| - | Set up: | + | |
| - | Ensure the end valve by the bike pump attachment is closed and the valve leading to the pressure gauge is open | + | |
| - | Dip the bulb of the thermometer into various temperatures of hot water and show the effect on pressure | + | |
| - | This demo can demonstrate the direct correlation between pressure and temperature | + | |
| - | If needed, the bulb can be pressurized with the bike pump by opening the end valve | + | |
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| ===== Setup ===== | ===== Setup ===== | ||
| + | - Ensure the end valve by the bike pump attachment is closed and the valve leading to the pressure gauge is open | ||
| + | - Dip the bulb of the thermometer into various temperatures of hot water and show the effect on pressure | ||
| + | This demo can demonstrate the direct correlation between pressure and temperature. If needed, the bulb can be pressurized with the bike pump by opening the end valve. | ||
| ===== Notes ===== | ===== Notes ===== | ||
demonstrations/4_thermodynamics/4e_gas_law/constant_volume_thermometer/start.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/13 20:31 by demoroom
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