Code Number: 4C31.20

Demo Title: Triple Point Demo

Condition: Good

Principle: Triple Point of Water

Area of Study: Thermodynamics

Equipment:

Overhead Triple Point demo app., vacuum pump, Polarizers.

References:

John A. Davis, "Projection of Freezing by Boiling Phenomena", TPT, Vol. 13, # 3, March 1975, p. 180.
Charles Armentrout, "Demonstration Triple-Point Cell", AJP, Vol. 35, # 9, Sept. 1967, p. x.
Charles Armentrout, "Demonstration Triple-Point Cell", Apparatus Notes, July 1965-December 1972, p. 48.
Shawn Carlson, "Tackling the Triple Point", The Amateur Scientist, February 1999.

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4C31.20 - Triple Point Demo

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