| Student Manual |  In this experiment, we present an intuitive setup to measure the latent heat of vaporization of liquid nitrogen and will learn about its thermal properties. The boiling point of liquid nitrogen is -196°C (77K) due to which it boils violently at the room temperature. So, we will learn how to control this rate of boiling using electricity. We will also use a home built load sensor to measure the mass loss of this boiling liquid nitrogen. Furthermore, we will be exposed to the safe handling of cryogens that are routinely used in physics. |
| Software Code | Physlogger |
| Experiment Code | 1.7C |
| Version | February 25, 2019 Version 2019-1 |
Further Readings and References
- A simple method of determining Debye temperaturesAmerican Journal of Physics, C. G. Deacon, J. R. de Bruyn, J. P. Whitehead, 60(5), 422, (1991).
- Latent heat and low temperature heat capacity measurement for the general physics laboratoryAmerican Journal of Physics, C. W. Thompson and H. W. White, 51(4), 362, (1983).
- Experimental determination of heat capacities and their correlation with quantum predictionsAmerican Journal of Physics, W. Mahmood, M. S. Anwar, and W. Zia, 79, 1099, (2011).
