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Name: Rubber Band Heat Engine Category: Thermodynamics Subcategory: Entropy and the Second Law Classes: |
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Comments: Shine a heat lamp onto the rubber bands on one side of the heat engine. As the rubber bands are heated, they contract, moving the center of mass away from the center of rotation. This causes the engine to rotate! |
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Equipment: Rubber band wheel, Heat Lamps, Ring Stand |
Location: Rubber band wheel: H104 B2, Heat Lamp H104 FR2 |
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