PURPOSE: To show that helium gas contracts when it is cooled.
DESCRIPTION: A helium balloon which is cooled by a liquid nitrogen bath becomes heavier than air. When the balloon is removed from the liquid nitrogen it warms up, expands, and floats away.
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EQUIPMENT: Helium balloon, liquid nitrogen.
SETUP TIME: 5 min.
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