as those ionisation tracks inside the chamber are from a radioactive gas within the chamber, and demonstrations with more radioactive material inserted into the chamber from the bottom are possible, i think the cloud chamber is made out of lead glass to protect the viewers. that will also shield anything from the outside, too, of course.
otherwise, you would in theory see a really heavy stream of betas and alphas coming off of the uranium ore.
hmm, well, in theory, yes... the problem is that a cloud chamber is a 'closed environment'; by the time you 'power it up', the radon in the air you sealed inside the chamber probably has decayed. i'm not sure if you could 'pump' some 'fresh' air in without ruining the super-saturated environment, hmmm... then again, there may be enough decay products of radon 'floating around' inside the chamber to notice, anyway.
Nebelkammer ist was Spanendes - Leider kann man die Spuren so schlecht Filmen
MorganOthelloLafay 1 year ago
@MorganOthelloLafay
stimmt, leider - in meinem neuen video ist mir das aber um einiges besser gelungen (neue kamera): watch?v=Efgy1bV2aQo
bionerd23 1 year ago
Deutsches Museum in München?
migusch 1 year ago
nein - siehe titel, "spektrum" im technikmuseum berlin.
bionerd23 1 year ago
would anything happen if you put a piece of radioactive material, like that uranium you have, near the cloud chamber?
silentlysinking 3 years ago
nope, i have tried. :-D
as those ionisation tracks inside the chamber are from a radioactive gas within the chamber, and demonstrations with more radioactive material inserted into the chamber from the bottom are possible, i think the cloud chamber is made out of lead glass to protect the viewers. that will also shield anything from the outside, too, of course.
otherwise, you would in theory see a really heavy stream of betas and alphas coming off of the uranium ore.
bionerd23 3 years ago
I could watch a cloud chamber all day long... who the heck needs a TV? ^_^ Sure it would be a good way of measuring radon in the air too.
AScannerClearly 3 years ago
hmm, well, in theory, yes... the problem is that a cloud chamber is a 'closed environment'; by the time you 'power it up', the radon in the air you sealed inside the chamber probably has decayed. i'm not sure if you could 'pump' some 'fresh' air in without ruining the super-saturated environment, hmmm... then again, there may be enough decay products of radon 'floating around' inside the chamber to notice, anyway.
bionerd23 3 years ago
where do you live germany? where do you get your uranium ore?
Ballpythondude420 3 years ago
im from berlin. i get my uranium ore from abandoned mines in saxony, see my 'finding uranium in nature' video for details.
bionerd23 3 years ago
How arent you sick from all of the radioactivity. I thought that you got super sick from even being around them let alone touching them.
acegunman2011 3 years ago
ooh.. I want a cloud chamber!
UbberNoober 3 years ago
dude are you a science teacher or something? how the hell did you get this stuff? Oo
XxkutaapxX 3 years ago
haha, THIS was at a museum. ;-)
i have a cloud chamber at home though... ill post a video if i get it running. it's much smaller than the one in this video, though.
bionerd23 3 years ago
....cool
taliban0king 3 years ago