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ERIC Number: EJ717366
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
Pages: 3
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Thermal Expansion: Using Calculator-Based Laboratory Technology to Observe the Anomalous Behavior of Water
Branco, Mario; Soletta, Isabella
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n4 p613 Apr 2005
An experiment that consists of following the changes in temperature at different depths in a precooled liquid while the liquid slowly warms up to the temperature of the surrounding environment is presented. The experiment might be used in a course on temperature, on heat transmission, and in particular in the study of convection currents.
Descriptors: Thermodynamics, Heat, Calculators, Water, Science Education, Educational Technology, Laboratory Experiments, Science Laboratories, Chemistry
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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