ForumFire Messages 16 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Dec 13, 2008 #1 I was wondering also if you put a magnet above it, then lifted the magnet up,would the nitrogen and salt come up too?
I was wondering also if you put a magnet above it, then lifted the magnet up,would the nitrogen and salt come up too?
mgb_phys Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 7,906 Reaction score 15 Dec 13, 2008 #2 Unfortunately not. Only a few special materials become superconducting at LN2 temperatures and salt isn't one of them. In addition superconductors aren't attracted to magnets - they tend to repel magnetic fields.
Unfortunately not. Only a few special materials become superconducting at LN2 temperatures and salt isn't one of them. In addition superconductors aren't attracted to magnets - they tend to repel magnetic fields.