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DMP01 Cloud Chamber

Objective:

– To visualize radioactive decay.
– Experimentally distinguish alpha and beta particles

Apparatus:

  • PASCO Cloud Chamber
  • Isopropanol
  • Ice
  • Needle sources
  • Bar magnet

 

Method:

Please see the instructions here: DMP01 – Cloud Chamber

Notes:

 

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