This Science Sunday, Mark Dixon and Aoife Ryle experiment with water and liquid nitrogen. Mark Dixon steps up again to deliver a perfect example of the reaction that occurs when room-temperature water meets a surface (a frying pan) that is significantly higher in temperature. The water turns into tiny evaporating balls caused by the vapor that quickly expels around it. The same effect occurs when Aoife Ryle pours liquid nitrogen on the table, resulting in cloudy droplets rushing off the hotter surface. Watch the Science Sunday post to see the experiment you can do at home.
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Osric Baird is a Community Engagement and Marketing Intern with the Connecticut Science Center. He is a recent Central Connecticut State University Graduate with a Bachelor’s in English and Creative Writing. Osric loves to play chess, exercise and read on his free time.
