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A balloon is filled with liquid nitrogen and tied | The liquid nitrogen evaporates and expands | ||
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The balloon continues expanding... | ...until it breaks |
Photo 1: | Experimental setup: A balloon is filled with liquid nitrogen and tied off. |
Photo 2, 3: | The liquid nitrogen evaporates. 28 g liquid nitrogen has a volume of 34.68 cm3 at -196 °C. Under normal conditions as a gas, the same amount has a volume of 22.4 liter, approximately 650 times greater. |
Photo 4: | In the end, the balloon bursts. |