PURPOSE: Demonstrate that the volume of a gas is much greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.

DESCRIPTION: Fill the small beaker with liquid nitrogen and place the balloon over the top. As the liquid nitrogen turns to gas its volume increases, ultimately bursting the balloon. This is a change of state with a bang, hee, hee, har, har.

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REFERENCES: (PIRA 4C30.35)

EQUIPMENT: Liquid nitrogen, small flask and balloon.

SETUP TIME: None.