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4B70.36 - Adiabatic Gas Law - Compress Butane
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Code Number: 4B70.36
Demo Title: Adiabatic Gas Law - Compress Butane
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Adiabatic expansion and compression
Area of Study: Thermodynamics
Equipment:
Butane refill cartridge, 60 cc syringe, rubber feet cushions.
Procedure:
NOTE: This demonstration is best done in a small class where the students can come and observe the syringe compression directly.
Fill the syringe with butane from the refill cartridge. Quickly cover the tip so that the butane does not escape and place the tip onto the rubber foot pad. Compress the gas in the syringe and observe it turn to a liquid at the bottom of the syringe.
References:
- Borislaw Bilash II, David Maiullo, "Refrigerants Are Cool Gases", A Demo A Day: A Year of Physics Demonstrations, p. 233.