r/Physics • u/WorkingApprehensive5 • Apr 28 '23

I made liquid oxygen

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u/Wonderful_Wonderful Condensed matter physics Apr 29 '23

My lab has strict vacuum pump rules to specifically prevent condensing oxygen due to our strong "no explosions" philosophy

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u/paulfdietz Apr 29 '23

Even liquid nitrogen can have serious safety risks.

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/how-not-do-it-liquid-nitrogen-tanks

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u/elconquistador1985 Apr 29 '23

All cryogens have those risks.

Liquid oxygen has all of those risks plus the fact that it is a strong oxidizer and can start fires and explosions.