SciTubeHD | Demonstration of attraction of liquid oxygen by a strong magnet @BrianDhvTinkerer | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Oxygen has three unpaired electrons leaving a net spin which is paramagnetic. In liquefied oxygen, this paramagnetic affect can be demonstrated using strong magnets such as neodymium magnets. The attraction is strong enough to be able to physically attract the oxygen to the magnet. The effect is fascinating to watch! The liquid oxygen in this experiment was generated from an oxy acetylene set up condensing the oxygen using liquid nitrogen which boils at a lower temperature than liquid oxygen. Pure liquid oxygen has a pale blue color.
Oxygen has three unpaired electrons leaving a net spin which is paramagnetic. In liquefied oxygen, this paramagnetic affect can be demonstrated using strong magnets such as neodymium magnets. The attraction is strong enough to be able to physically attract the oxygen to the magnet. The effect is fascinating to watch! The liquid oxygen in this experiment was generated from an oxy acetylene set up condensing the oxygen using liquid nitrogen which boils at a lower temperature than liquid oxygen. Pure liquid oxygen has a pale blue color.
