Homemade Particle Detector

4m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Put a sponge inside a cup.
  2. 2Soak the sponge with 99% isopropyl alcohol.
  3. 3Place a piece of black paper on the bottom.
  4. 4Seal the cup's edges with sticky tack.
  5. 5Set the cup on dry ice.
  6. 6Shine a flashlight inside the cup to see the particle paths.

Ingredients

  • 99 percent rubbing alcohol
  • 1 aluminum foil
  • 1 black paper
  • 1 sponge
  • 1 dry ice

Equipment

cupspongealuminum foilblack papersticky tackflashlightdry ice