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Description : A cloud chamber is an apparatus that tracks particle’s paths. It works by cooling isopropyl alcohol vapor at the bottom of the chamber with dry ice, while the top of the chamber is at room temperature so the vapor falls downward. There is too much vapor in the air and it is super-cooled, meaning that it’s in the vapor form at a temperature that is below where vapor can normally exist.
Because it is at this cooler temperature, the vapor will easily condense into a liquid. An electrical charge ionizes the vapor, which leaves positively charged atoms. The ionized atom attracts other atoms to begin condensation, then you can see a trail that the particles leave behind them.
Because it is at this cooler temperature, the vapor will easily condense into a liquid. An electrical charge ionizes the vapor, which leaves positively charged atoms. The ionized atom attracts other atoms to begin condensation, then you can see a trail that the particles leave behind them.
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