Barometric height formula

Principle

Glass or steel balls are accelerated by means of a vibrating plate, and thereby attain different velocities (temperature model). The particle density of the balls is measured as a function of the height and the vibrational frequency of the plate.

Tasks

Measurement of the particle density as a function of:

1. the height, at fixed frequency
2. the vibrational frequency of the exciting plate, at fixed height

What you can learn about

• Kinetic gas theory
• Pressure
• Equation of state
• Temperature
• Gas constant

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