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Making Liquid Oxygen

Popular Physics 2010-10-28 v1 Physics Education
Authors: M M J French , Michael Hibbert
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Abstract

In this article I explain in detail a method for making small amounts of liquid oxygen in the classroom if there is no access to a cylinder of compressed oxygen gas. I also discuss two methods for identifying the fact that it is liquid oxygen as opposed to liquid nitrogen.

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@article{arxiv.1010.5774,
  title  = {Making Liquid Oxygen},
  author = {M M J French and Michael Hibbert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.5774},
  year   = {2010}
}

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3 pages, 3 figures

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