Cryophorus

Identifier: T: H - 028

A cryophorus rests next to a dewar of liquid nitrogen

Concept Overview:

Freezing water by rapid evaporation

Lecturer Procedure

Step(s) to Follow

  1. Remove cryophorus from the mount and place the bulb into the dewar of liquid nitrogen.
  2. Continually shake the bulb back and forth so that you can see the liquid in the upper bulb splash back and forth.

Expected Result

After a few minutes, the water will freeze mid-splash.