Thermodynamics > Thermal Expansion DCS# 4A20.35

WATER AT 4° C



APPARATUS
Hope's apparatus
202-11-A
ice
Kettering
salt
202-02-A
thermometers or temperature probes
214-03-G1
video camera or laptop
202

DESCRIPTION

The cylinder is filled with ice water, with a mixture of ice and salt in the trough around the middle.  Water reaches its maximum density at 4° C, so the denser water at the bottom will near 4° C and the water at the top will be at a lower temperature.

NOTES
Monitor and display the temperatures with thermometers and a video camera, or with the Vernier temperature probes and a laptop.