PURPOSE: To illustrate generation and use of thermoelectric current.
DESCRIPTION: Inserting one leg of the thermoelectric generator into ice water and the other leg into hot water generates sufficient thermoelectric current to run the fan.
SUGGESTIONS:
REFERENCES: (PIRA unavailable.) See Demonstration Reference File for descriptive literature.
EQUIPMENT: Thermoelectric fan, ice water, hot water with hot plate.
SETUP TIME: 5 min.
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