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The temperature at which Nitrogen becomes a liquid is -196^o C – very, very cold.

Video segment. Assistance may be required. Watch this video to see what happens to these balloons when liquid nitrogen causes the air inside to cool very rapidly.

Source: MIT Physics Demo -- Balloons in Liquid Nitrogen, YouTube

What happened to the volume of the balloons when they were dipped in the cold liquid nitrogen? Interactive popup. Assistance may be required.
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The balloon shrinks. The volume is decreasing when the temperature decreases.
What happened to the volume when the balloon started to warm back up? Interactive popup. Assistance may be required.
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The balloon gets larger. The volume is increasing as the temperature increases.

Video segment. Assistance may be required. Now watch the following video which explains how this phenomena relates to Charles' law.

Source: Gas volume and Kelvin Temperature, kosasihiskandarsjah, YouTube

This interactive application will also help you get an understanding of how volume increases with temperature increase.

This activity might not be viewable on your mobile device. Interactive exercise. Assistance may be required. Charles Law

Change the temperature by sliding the bar on the bottom, then watch what happens to the volume of the chamber of gas. Click on "Show Data Table" and then "Show Plot," to see a graph of the data.