Question: In a physics classroom demonstration, an instructor inflates a balloon by mouth and then cools it in liquid nitrogen. When cold, the shrunken balloon has
In a physics classroom demonstration, an instructor inflates a balloon by mouth and then cools it in liquid nitrogen. When cold, the shrunken balloon has a small amount of light blue liquid in it, as well as some snow-like crystals. As it warms up, the liquid boils, and part of the crystals sublimate, with some crystals lingering for awhile and then producing a liquid. Identify the blue liquid and the two solids in the cold balloon. Justify your identifications using data from Table 14.2.
Data given in Table 14.2

Nitrogen Oxygen Ethanol Mercury Water Ammonia -75 Sulfur Lead -210.0 Silver -218.8 Gold -114 Uranium -38.9 0.00 Antimony 631 119 Aluminum 660 327 961 1063 Copper 1083 1133 Tungsten 3410 25.5 104 13.8 3.30 11.8 24.5 380 Lf 334 79.8 88.3 6.09 38.1 9.10 134 24.9 84 108 165 39.4 184 2.82 5.85 64.5 15.4 90 21.1 32.0 20 44 -195.8 -183.0 78.3 -33.4 357 100.0 444.6 1750 1440 2450 2193 2660 2595 3900 5900 201 213 854 1370 272 326 871 561 Ly 2336 48.0 2430 580 1578 50.9 204 327 65.0 77.9 208 11400 2720 134 558 377 5069 1211 1900 454 4810 1150
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