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    High School No traces in cloud chamber (experimental physics)

    There are several problems in the installation above. One is that the box is actually not sealed. It would be better to not let exchange gases with the warm air of the room. The second is the box material, as Simon pointed out. The conductivity of plastic makes it long before the vapors inside...
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    High School No traces in cloud chamber (experimental physics)

    My setup: plastic box (~1l) with the cover painted black mat the bottom of the box covered with sponges saturated with ethyl alcohol (90%) to the limit (all over sponge capacity poured back to bottle) turned upside down and placed on ~0.5kg of dry ice. I can see a 'rain' of particles of...