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Superfluid helium-4

physical science Maturity 11-13

Some liquid can act very strange.

Liquid helium Rollin film.jpg
Liquid helium Rollin film.jpg
It is very, very cold. This liquid can crawl up walls. It can flow through tiny holes. It even moves without any help. Can you imagine that?
helium-II-creep.svg
helium-II-creep.svg

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File:Phase diagram of 4He 01.svg
Phase diagram of 4He 01.svg
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He liquid tbotevadobis damokidebuleba...
File:Normal and superfluid density 01.jpg
Normal and superfluid density 01.jpg
File:helium-II-creep.svg
helium-II-creep.svg
File:Liquid helium Rollin film.jpg
Liquid helium Rollin film.jpg
File:Integration path in pT diagram 01.jpg
Integration path in pT diagram 01.jpg
File:Demo fountain pressure 01.jpg
Demo fountain pressure 01.jpg
File:Helium fountain 01.jpg
Helium fountain 01.jpg
File:Counterflow heat exchange 01.jpg
Counterflow heat exchange 01.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.9 | Vital Level 5