Radiometer wheel
Experiment no.: 8.5.401
A radiometer wheel is a closed glass bulb almost completely evacuated of air with a moving fan wheel with several blades blackened on one side. If this is heated or cooled from the outside, it starts to turn in one direction or the other.
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Movement of the molecules
Velocity distribution of N2
Velocity distribution of gases
Mean free path length