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Ingenhousz Apparatus with 5 Rods

Heat conductivity apparatus with 5 rods of different metals: copper, steel, brass, lead, and aluminium.

Used with drawing pin/paper clip, vaseline, boiling water, and a timer. 

Metals that are the best conductors of heat will lose the drawing pin/paper clip first.

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SKU
KKIT200Z-ING0001
ZAR1,003.95

The heat conductivity apparatus consisting of an aluminium cylinder contains 5 rods made from different metals namely copper, steel, brass, lead, and aluminium. A drawing pin/paper clip is attached to the end of each metal rod using Vaseline. Boiling water is poured into the aluminium cylinder at which point a timer is started. The time taken for the drawing pin/paper clip to drop off each rod is recorded. The results of which rod allows the drawing pin/paper clip to drop off first will conclude which metals are the best conductors of heat.

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