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University of Maryland: Boiling Water by Pumping

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A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration which utilizes a Bell jar and vacuum pump to show the dependency of boiling point upon pressure. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides suggestions. Easily adaptable as a student project or lab investigation.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information