Liquid Nitrogen Experiment

PacSci Educator experiments with liquid nitrogen.

Air moves fast, liquids move slowly, and solids don’t move much at all. Is the same true for molecules? Put the question to the test during this science experiment and see if liquid nitrogen (LN2) can be mixed with boiling water and turned into air.

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