Name: Melting Wax
Category: Thermodynamics
Subcategory: Heat and the First Law
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Comments:
This device has four arms, each of a different common metal, with four
different conductivity ratings. Putting wax tabs on the ends of each arm
and applying equal heat to the center, by boiling water, allows the class
to see which metal conducts faster. This demo is best used on the overhead.