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Modern Physics
Q20: Helium Diffusion
Purpose: To demonstrate how quickly helium will diffuse.
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Modern Physics |
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Q20: Helium Diffusion |
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| Place a paper bag or a suspended glass jar over the porous jar on the apparatus. Then pumping helium into the paper bag will cause water to flow out the spout because of the increased pressure due to helium diffusion. |  |
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Storage Location: CHEMP 130A |
| Jar with water, two-hole rubber stopper, glass tube, porous jar, thistle tube | Not Currently Available | |
| Helium |
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Manual: None | Setup Notes: Q20 | PIRA #: |
| Manufacturer(s): | Other school's Demonstration web pages |
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