Balloon Full of Carbon Dioxide
Effect of Pressure on Melting Point of Ice
The Liquid Phase of Carbon Dioxide
Vapor Pressure of Pure Liquids
Boiling Acetone at Reduced Pressure
Magic Sands Model the Hydrophobic Effect
Surface Tension: Floating Duck
Surface Tension of Water: The Floating Paper Clip
Will Tissue Hold Water? Interfacial Tension
Computer NaCl Crystal Cleavage
Variation of Volume of Water With Temperature
Surface Spreading and Surface Tension
Gel Formation with Sodium Alginate and Calcium Chloride
Boiling Acetone or Water at Room Temperature
Density of Sulfur Hexafluoride and Sublimation of Certain Gases
Pennies to Make Unit Cells
Description: We have over 1000 pennies to be passed around to students to let them build simple cubic, BCC, and FCC structures
Source: Professor Gil Nathanson
Year: N/A Vol: N/A Page: N/A
Keywords: Pennies, Simple cubic, BCC, FCC Structures
Rating: 
Hazard: Low
- No use of chemicals
- Model or Simulation
Effectiveness: Average
- Mild effects are seen by audience
- Good connection from demo to course material
- High reliability
- Time to results is medium
Difficulty: Medium
- Simple procedures
- No reagents
- Example involving models
- Demos in which materials are distributed to audience
Safety Precautions:
- Eye protection required
- Instruct audience in proper usage
Class: Model, Liquids and Solids, Solid State Chemistry, Crystal Structure
Division: General, Material Science/ Solid State Chemistry
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