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Heating Curves and Phase Diagrams
Heating Curves and Phase Diagrams
Investigating Changes of State
OBJECTIVE
The students will participate in several activities to develop and enrich their understanding of phase
changes. They will investigate equilibrium vapor pressure curves and phase diagrams and will develop
a heating curve of water. They will use the various graphs to solve problems and will apply the
information to extend their understanding of the underlying physical phenomena.
T E A C H E R
P A G E S
LEVEL
Chemistry
NATIONAL STANDARDS
UCP.1, UCP.2, UCP.3, A.1, A.2, B.2, B.6, E.1, E.2
CONNECTIONS TO AP
AP Chemistry:
II. States of Matter B. Liquids and solids 2. Phase diagrams of one-component systems
3. Changes of state, including critical points and triple points
III. Reactions E. Thermodynamics 2. First law: change in enthalpy; heat of formation; heat of
reaction; Hess’s law; heats of vaporization and fusion; calorimetry
TIME FRAME
135 minutes: 20 minutes for equilibrium vapor pressure graphing exercise; 25 minutes for teacherdirected phase diagram lesson and questions; 45 minutes for development of heating curve; 45 minutes
for problem solving and lesson on phase diagrams.
MATERIALS
(For a class of 28 working in pairs)
1 1000-mL beaker
14 ring stands
14 600-mL beakers
14 rings large enough to support the beakers
14 hot plates, or student groups can share
14 15-mL polyethylene centrifuge tubes
1 wooden paint stirrer
1 hammer
14 rulers
498
highlighters or markers of various colors
1 quart acetone
dry ice + cooler
28 TI-83+ calculators
14 LabPros® with link cords
28 stainless steel temperature probes
computers with TI Connect and GraphLinks
computer graphing software
printers for computers
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TEACHER NOTES: ACTIVITY ONE
Students will be graphing the equilibrium vapor pressure of three different substances on their graphing
calculators. If calculators are not available, this could be a paper/pencil exercise; however, it will take
considerably more time.
When the students start to determine the proper regression equation that will fit the data, it is a good idea
to tie it to the families of functions that they may be studying in their math classes. The proper
regression for this data is exponential. If the mathematical ability of the students is not yet at the level
where they can look at a graph and make an intelligent “guess” about the proper function, you might
narrow the field for them by giving them three choices out of the many that are available on their
calculators. The suggested regressions should include linear, quadratic, and exponential.
Ideas for this activity were taken from David W. Brooks, University of Nebraska-Lincoln web site.
T E A C H E R
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS AND SAMPLE DATA
DATA AND OBSERVATIONS: ACTIVITY ONE
Draw a rough sketch of the graph that is on your calculator.
Vapor Pressure of various substances vs. Temperature
P A G E S
Chloroform (torr) Ethanol (torr) Acetic Acid (torr) atm (torr)
1500
Auto Fit For: TI-83 Plus:Atmospheric Pressure
y=mx+b
m(Slope): 0 torr/degrees Celsius
b(Y-Intercept): 760.0 tprr
Correlation:0
1000
Auto Fit For: TI-83 Plus:Vapor Pressure Chloroform
y=A*10^(Bx)
A: 71.54 +/- 0.005737
B: 0.01745 +/- 5.268E-07
BMSE: 0.03663
500
Auto Fit For: TI-83 Plus:Vapor Pressure Ethanol
y=A*10^(Bx)
A: 21.81 +/- 1.281
B: 0.01994 +/- 0.0003789
BMSE: 10.40
Auto Fit For: TI-83 Plus:Vapor Pressure Acetic Acid
y=A*10^(Bx)
A: 3.709 +/- 0.003513
B: 0.02078 +/- 6.079E-06
BMSE: 0.03107
0
50
Temperature (degrees Celsius)
0
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QUESTIONS: ACTIVITY ONE
1. What does the horizontal line in Y4 represent?
• Y = 760 represents the pressure of one atmosphere.
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2. Why do you think that the vapor pressure vs. temperature graph is not a linear relationship?
• This is a very difficult question, and one that the students should be encouraged to think about.
Temperature is related to kinetic energy. (KE = ½ mv2) Molecules have to be moving fast
enough to escape the intermolecular forces and vaporize. Once students see the velocity squared
term, they usually realize that the function cannot be linear.
3. Which substance has the strongest intermolecular forces? Explain your answer.
• Acetic acid has the strongest intermolecular forces because it has the lowest vapor pressure.
• Additional information (although not explicitly required by the question): Chloroform is slightly
polar and has relatively strong London forces. Both ethanol and acetic acid are able to form
hydrogen bonds. Acetic acid forms dimers with two hydrogen bonds/molecule.
Hydrogen bond
T E A C H E R
O
H 3C
H
O
C
C
O
H
CH3
O
Hydrogen bond
4. Use your graph to determine the normal boiling point for
• You may wish to remind students of the use of the calculate intersection feature on their
calculator.
Press ψ ρ to get to CALCULATE. Arrow down to 5: INTERSECT and press ⊆.
You will see a graph of the line Y = 760, which will intersect your three curves.
The bottom left of the screen will read “First curve?”; position your cursor
somewhere on the chloroform curve (you will see Y1 =… in the top left corner);
press ⊆, then “Second curve?”; use the to position your cursor on the Y = 760
line (you will see Y4 = 760 in the top left corner); again press ⊆, followed by
“Guess?”; again press ⊆. This will calculate the intersection of the two graphs.
Both X and Y values are now displayed at the bottom of the screen. Repeat this
procedure using the intersections of Y2 and Y4 and Y3 and Y4 respectively.
a. Chloroform
• 58.8oC
b. Ethanol
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74.4oC
c. Acetic acid
• 111oC
5. At 60oC, which substance has the highest vapor pressure?
• Chloroform
6. If the pressure were dropped to 600 torr, what would be the boiling temperature of ethanol?
• 69.9oC
7. If the pressure were dropped to 275 torr, which substance(s) would be boiling at or below 55oC?
• Both chloroform and ethanol would be boiling at 275 torr and 55oC.
Point out the difference between the slopes of the liquid/solid equilibrium lines of the two graphs.
Increasing the pressure will always increase the density. Does increasing the pressure favor the liquid
phase or the solid phase? If the liquid phase is favored, then the liquid will be more dense than the solid
and the solid will float in the liquid. However, if the solid phase is favored, then the solid is more dense
and will sink in the liquid. Water is the most notable of substances that has a liquid phase that is more
dense than the solid, but it is not the only substance that does this.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS: ACTIVITY TWO
1. Use the following information about ammonia to draw a phase diagram on your student answer
page. The triple point of ammonia is 195.42 K and 0.05997 atm. The critical point is 405.38 K and
111.5 atm. The normal freezing point is 195.45 K and the normal boiling point is 239.8 K.
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Pick a pressure—any pressure—and increase the temperature. Explain what happens to the substance
when the temperature increases. Then pick a temperature and increase the pressure. What happens to
the substance?
T E A C H E R
TEACHER NOTES: ACTIVITY TWO
Use a copier to enlarge the two phase diagrams and make overhead transparencies of each one. The first
diagram could be a generic diagram for most substances. There are no numbers on the axes, so it is
impossible to tell what it is. Use this diagram to point out the important features of this graph. It is
important that students know the following:
1.
That the y-axis is pressure and the x-axis is temperature
2.
Where the regions of solid, liquid, and gas (vapor) are located
3.
The meaning of the triple point
4.
The meaning of the critical point
5.
The fact that the lines that separate the different phases are equilibrium points
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2. Describe what would happen when you make each of the following changes:
a. While the system is in an enclosed vessel, heat is constantly added. The temperature is increased
from 150 K to 250 K while the pressure is kept constant at 0.75 atm.
• The solid heats until it reaches the equilibrium line between solid and liquid. It stays at a
constant temperature until all of the solid melts. Then the liquid will heat until the
temperature reaches the equilibrium between liquid and vapor. The substance boils. Once
the entire substance is in the vapor state, the vapor heats to 250 K.
b. While the temperature is kept constant at 225 K, the pressure is increased from 0.1 atm to
0.95 atm.
• The ammonia is in the gas phase. As the pressure is increased, the ammonia reaches the
point where it is in equilibrium between gas and liquid, where it condenses.
3. Describe the system at 407 K and 112 atm.
• The system is beyond the critical point and is a one phase system. At this temperature and
pressure, it would be a supercritical fluid—one phase but with characteristics unique to that
system. You might want students to do some research on supercritical fluids. Water and
carbon dioxide are particularly interesting.
TEACHER NOTES: ACTIVITY THREE
Acetone may be obtained at a local hardware or paint store. Many grocery stores now have dry ice
available for purchase.
To prepare the frozen temperature probes:
The probes need to be frozen in the middle of the centrifuge tubes which have been ½ filled with
distilled water. While wearing goggles, pound the dry ice into a powder using a hammer. Put the
powdered dry ice in a 1000 mL beaker until ¾ full. Slowly add acetone while stirring with the paint
stick to make a dry ice/acetone slurry. This mixture will bubble considerably when you begin, so it is
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advisable that you perform this step in a sink. Once the slurry has been prepared, it can be replenished
all day simply by adding more dry ice.
Place the temperature probe into the plastic centrifuge tube that is ½ filled with distilled water and place
the test tube into the dry ice/acetone slurry. It is very important that the probe be frozen in the middle of
the ice. If the tip of the probe rests on the bottom or side of the test tube, the student data will not be
accurate. Hold the probe up so it does not touch the bottom or sides. Once a layer of ice has formed all
around the sides of the test tube, you can allow the probe to rest on this layer and start the next probe.
Test tubes can remain in the slurry until the students are ready to use them. While the students are
collecting data, you can prepare the probes for the next class.
Graphing for this lab may be done with paper and pencil; however, because of the number of data
points, it is quite time consuming.
T E A C H E R
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE CONCLUSION QUESTIONS AND SAMPLE DATA
PRE-LAB: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Define the following terms:
a. Endothermic
• A process which takes in energy (usually in the form of heat) to occur
c. Potential energy
• Stored energy. In chemistry, the energy is stored in the chemical bonds. Students have
probably talked about gravitational or positional potential energy. Be sure they understand
that potential energy is “stored” energy and that it can be stored in many ways.
d. Kinetic energy
• Energy of motion. Ek = ½ mv2 where Ek is kinetic energy (in joules), m is mass (in
kilograms) and v is velocity (in meters/second). Kinetic energy is directly proportional to
temperature, so when the temperature is rising, kinetic energy is increasing.
e. Specific heat
• The amount of heat it takes to increase the Celsius temperature of one gram of substance by
one degree
f. Latent heat of fusion
• The amount of heat it takes to melt one gram of a substance
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b. Exothermic
• A process which releases energy to occur
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g. Fusion
• Melting
h. Latent heat of vaporization
• The amount of heat it takes to vaporize one gram of a substance
i. Vaporizing
• Turning a liquid into a gas phase
j. Melting
• Turning a solid into a liquid
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k. Freezing
• Turning a liquid into a solid
l. Boiling
• Rapidly turning a liquid into a vapor so that the entire liquid is disturbed with vapor bubbles
m. Condensing
• Turning a vapor into a liquid
2. Since we are continuously adding heat energy to this system, what is happening to that heat when the
ice is melting? What type of energy is this?
• The energy is being used to break some of the hydrogen bonds. These intermolecular attractive
forces between the water molecules are responsible for holding the water molecules in its crystal
lattice.
• This is potential energy or the energy stored in the chemical bonds.
3. In a cooking class, a teacher told the class to bring the water to a boil and allow it to boil for
5 minutes so that it would be “good and hot.” What is wrong with this statement?
• Boiling occurs at a constant temperature and will not get hotter than 100oC at one atmosphere of
pressure.
4. You have been given a picture of a theoretical heating curve for water. After reading the lab, sketch
a picture of the heating curve which you expect to produce with this lab.
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DATA AND OBSERVATIONS: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Download your data from the calculator. Print a copy of the data table and turn it in with the lab.
Be sure to print a copy for everyone in your group.
2. Graph temperature vs. time. Title your graph and label the axes. Be sure to include units. Print the
graph and turn it in with the lab. Be sure to print a copy for everyone in your group.
T E A C H E R
P A G E S
ANALYSIS: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Use a highlighter to indicate the region of the graph where melting occurred. Use a different colored
highlighter to indicate the region where boiling occurred. Clearly label each one.
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T E A C H E R
P A G E S
Boiling
Melting
2. Look at the region where the ice was heating. Compare it to the region where the water was heating.
Suggest a reason why the slopes are not the same.
• The specific heat of ice is not as great as the specific heat of water. It should take less heat to
raise the temperature of the ice than the water so the slope should be steeper.
3. Citrus growers in South Texas often spray their crops with water if the weather forecast indicates
that the temperature will drop below 0.0oC. Explain why this would protect the crop.
• As the water freezes it holds the temperature constant at 0oC and freezing is an exothermic
process, transferring heat energy to the crop.
4. This is a qualitative lab, rather than a quantitative lab. What is the difference?
• A quantitative lab measures actual amounts. We have no idea how much heat energy is actually
being transferred to our test tube. Therefore it is only a general shape of the graph of
temperature vs. time. Qualitative labs tell us generally what is happening without worrying
about “how much.”
5. Explain any differences between your graph and the standard graph shown in the introduction of this
lab.
• Student answers will vary. None of the graphs will have the portion of the graph showing
heating of the vapor phase.
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CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Indicate whether each of the following is exothermic or endothermic.
a. Boiling:
Endothermic
b. Melting:
Endothermic
c. Condensing:
Exothermic
d. Freezing:
Exothermic
Use this table to work the following problems:
2.1 J/g oC
Specific heat of water (liquid)
4.2 J/g oC
Specific heat of steam
2.1 J/g oC
Latent heat of fusion of ice
Latent heat of vaporization of water
T E A C H E R
Specific heat of ice
336 J/g
2264 J/g
2. How much heat is given off by 75.0 g of water freezing?
• q = Lf m
336 J 75.0 g/
×
= 25 200 J
g/
3. If I start with 20.0 g of ice at −5.0oC and heat it until it is liquid water at 60.oC, how much heat (in
kJ) does it take?
• q = ( mice cice ΔTice ) + L fice mice + ( mwater cwater ΔTwater )
(
•
•
)
⎛ 20.0 g
2.1 J
5 o C ⎞ ⎛ 336 J 20.0 g ⎞ ⎛ 20.0 g 4.2 J 60 o C ⎞
kJ
× o ×
×
+⎜
× o ×
= 12 kJ
⎜
⎟ + ⎜⎜
⎟×
⎟
⎟
⎜
⎟
⎜
⎟ 1000 J
g
g
C
g
C
⎝
⎠
⎝
⎠
⎝
⎠
Notice that there are three terms in this equation. Students may want to break the problem into
three separate steps and then add them together at the end. Referring to the phase diagram when
working these problems is very helpful.
4. A mixture of 20. g of ice and 100. g of liquid water at 0.0oC are heated until all the ice melts and the
combined water is at 30.oC. How much heat (in kJ) must be added to this system to cause this to
happen?
• q = L fice mice + ( mwater cwater ΔTwater )
(
•
)
⎛ 336 J 20. g
×
⎜⎜
⎝ g
⎞ ⎛ 120. g
4.2 J 30. o C ⎞
kJ
× o ×
= 22 kJ
⎟×
⎟⎟ + ⎜⎜
⎟ 1000 J
g C
⎠ ⎝
⎠
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Investigating Changes of State
ACTIVITY ONE: EQUILIBRIUM VAPOR PRESSURES
Everyone knows that if you leave an open beaker of water out in the room for a period of time, the water
will evaporate. However, if you place a tight cover on the beaker, the water will still be there several
weeks later. Is there anything happening in the covered beaker? Actually, some of the water will
evaporate and some will condense. After putting the lid on the system, the system will reach
equilibrium between the number of water molecules that are in the liquid state, and the number of water
molecules that are in the vapor state. Chemists would express what is occurring like this:
water(ℓ) ' water(g)
The double arrow indicates that the reaction is going forward and backward at the same rate. It does not
indicate that there is the same number of molecules in the liquid state as there are in the vapor state.
This is called equilibrium and it is referred to as dynamic equilibrium because the molecules are
constantly changing places even though there is no net change in the number of molecules in each phase.
Because some of the molecules are in the gas phase, they exert a vapor pressure. This is called the
equilibrium vapor pressure and it is temperature dependent. That is to say that, if we increase the
temperature, more of the molecules will go into the vapor phase and a new equilibrium will be
established at a new temperature. All liquids (and some solids) have a vapor pressure. During this first
activity, you will use your calculator to graph the equilibrium vapor pressures of some substances other
than water and then use your graph to answer questions about the liquids.
PURPOSE: ACTIVITY ONE
In this activity you will graph equilibrium vapor pressure versus temperature and interpret the graph.
MATERIALS
graphing calculator
paper/pencil
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PROCEDURE: ACTIVITY ONE
1. Using your graphing calculator, enter the following data:
Temperature
L1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
Chloroform
L2
71.5
87.5
106.9
130.7
159.8
195.4
238.8
292
356.9
436.4
533.4
652.1
797.3
974.6
1191.5
1456.6
Ethanol
L3
12.2
17.3
23.6
32.2
43.9
59
78.8
103.7
135.3
174
222.2
280.6
352.7
448.8
542.5
666.1
Acetic Acid
L4
3.7
4.7
6
7.6
9.7
12.3
15.6
19.8
25.1
31.9
40.6
51.5
65.5
83.2
105.6
134.2
2. Go to ψ ο to get to STATPLOT. Turn on all three plots. Plot 1 should be XList: L1; YList: L2.
Plot 2 should be XList: L1; YList: L3. Plot 3 should be XList: L1; YList: L4. Choose a different
Mark for each list. Go to θ → to look at the graph.
3. Be sure that your diagnostics are turned on. (ψ ⊇ to get to the catalog;
“d’s”. Arrow down
several times to DiagnosticON and ⊆ ⊆.)
will bring you into the
4. You will want to run curve fits to determine the functions for the data. They will all use the same
regression, so once you determine one of them, you may run the same regression on each. Go to ∼
to CALC. After looking at the graphs, you may have an idea as to which regression to try. The goal
is to try and get the regression coefficient, “r”, as close to 1.000 as possible. Once you determine
which regression to run, paste it into ο as Y1. (Refresher instructions: Choose regression ⊆. ψ ℵ ′
ψ ℑ ′ ∼ to Y-VARS ⊆ to Y1 ⊆ ⊆. Be sure that you read the screen carefully as you enter each
key stroke so that you understand what you are doing and can remember it for future use.) Run the
same regression on L1, L3 and L1, L4. Paste those regressions into Y2 and Y3 respectively. To
view your graphs, go to θ →.
5. Go to ο and arrow down to Y4. Enter 760.
6. You will need to extend the window for this exercise. Go to π and change Xmax to 125. This is the
only parameter that you will need to change. After this step, you will need to go to σ instead of θ →
to view your graph.
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7. Use the graph to answer the questions for Activity One on your student answer page.
ACTIVITY TWO: PHASE DIAGRAMS
The following diagram (Figure 1) is a phase diagram for a pure substance. You have already seen a
similar portion of this graph in Activity One. The line that shows the equilibrium between liquid and
gas is the equilibrium vapor pressure. A phase diagram extends both the temperature and pressure axes
so that you can see the solid phase and more of the gas phase. There are several important points or
areas to note in these diagrams.
A. The point where all three phases exist in equilibrium is called the triple point.
B. If you draw a horizontal line at 1 atm (760 torr), the point where it crosses the equilibrium line
between solid and liquid is the normal freezing point (melting point). The point where the 1 atm line
crosses the equilibrium line between liquid and gas is the normal boiling point.
C. The critical point is the temperature beyond which a gas cannot be pressurized enough to become a
liquid. The phase boundary between the liquid and gas is very indistinct. Substances in this region
have characteristics of both gas and liquid as well as having distinct characteristics specific to that
phase. They are referred to as supercritical fluids.
D. If the atmospheric pressure is below the triple point, the substance will sublime rather than vaporize
from the liquid phase.
Solid
Liquid
melting
critical point
P re s s ure
freezing
vaporization
condensation
sublimation
triple point
Gas
deposition
Temperature
Figure 1
Below is shown the phase diagram for water (Figure 2). Compare the two phase diagrams. What
differences do you see between the two phase diagrams? Did you notice that the equilibrium line
between liquid and solid has a negative slope rather than a positive slope? This means that increasing
pressure will favor the liquid phase and the liquid will be more dense than the solid. Remember that this
diagram is for water. Everyone knows that ice is less dense than liquid water because ice floats. Did
you also know that you can melt ice by increasing the pressure? Just ask any ice skater!
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Figure 2
PURPOSE: ACTIVITY TWO
In this activity you will use various data points to recreate a phase diagram and then interpret the graph.
MATERIALS: ACTIVITY TWO
pencil
ruler
PROCEDURE: ACTIVITY TWO
1. Use the following information about ammonia to draw a phase diagram on your student answer
page. The triple point of ammonia is 195.42 K and 0.05997 atm. The critical point is 405.38 K and
111.5 atm. The normal freezing point is 195.45 K and the normal boiling point is 239.8 K. Be sure
to label the following:
a. Both axes
b. Regions containing solid, liquid, and gas
c. Normal boiling point
d. Normal freezing point
e. Triple point
f. Critical point
2. Answer the Activity Two questions on your student answer page.
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ACTIVITY THREE: HEATING CURVES
Most pure substances exist in three phases: solid, liquid, and gas. However, the temperature ranges
necessary to view all three phases is often very great. Water exists in all three states at temperature
ranges that are common to our everyday experience.
If we start with water that has been frozen and is well below 0oC and steadily add heat to it, we will find
that the temperature rises at a constant rate until it reaches the melting point. This process is controlled
by the amount of heat put into the system, the mass of the ice, and the specific heat of the ice.
Remember the formula: q = mcΔT.
When the ice begins to melt, all of the energy going into the system is used to break hydrogen bonds
between the water molecules. The temperature does not rise. The amount of heat that it takes to melt
one gram of a substance is called the latent heat of fusion. Fusion is a scientific term that means
“melting.” It is symbolized by Lf. It has units of joules/gram. The formula that we use is q = Lfm.
Once all the water is melted, the temperature starts to rise again until the water reaches the boiling point.
During this region of the graph we will again use the formula q = mcΔT, however the value of c will
change to reflect the specific heat of liquid water rather than solid ice. Once the water begins to boil, the
heat is being used to separate the water molecules from each other so that they go into a vapor state.
The temperature does not rise. The amount of heat that it takes to vaporize one gram of a substance is
called the latent heat of vaporization and is symbolized by Lv. It also has units of joules/gram, so the
formula that we use is q = Lvm.
It takes special equipment to collect and continue heating a substance in the gas phase. We will not
investigate that part of the graph in this lab. However, you can look at the heating curve below to see
what happens to a system when you are able to heat the vapor state.
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PURPOSE: ACTIVITY THREE
In this activity you will start with ice that is well below the freezing point and continuously add heat to
the system while collecting data with a temperature probe. The resulting heating curve will be
downloaded to a computer to be analyzed and printed.
MATERIALS
ring stand
600-mL beaker ¾ filled with distilled water
ring large enough to support the beaker
hot plate
highlighters or markers of various colors
1 frozen temperature probe, from teacher
TI-83+ calculator
CBLTM or LabPro® with link cord
computer with TI Connect and GraphLink
computer graphing software
printer for computer
Safety Alert
1. Wear your goggles.
2. The test tubes containing the probes are very cold. Do not handle with your bare hands.
3. Be very careful that the temperature probe cords do not touch the hot plates.
PRE-LAB: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Define the terms found on your student answer page.
2. Carefully read the lab procedure. Examine the heating curve included.
3. Answer the pre-lab questions.
PROCEDURE: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Set up a hot plate with a ring stand and ring. Fill the 600 mL beaker ¾ full of distilled water. Use
the ring to steady the beaker so that it cannot tip over.
2. Set up the calculator and CBL for one temperature probe.
• Connect the TI-Graphing Calculator to the LabPro; place a stainless steel temperature probe in
Channel 1.
• Press WINDOW to set the appropriate graph axis
• Arrow down to Ymin; enter "−50": press ENTER
• Enter "110" as the Ymax: press ENTER
• Enter "5" as the Yscl: press ENTER
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3. To set up the data collection device:
• Press APPS Arrow down to EASY DATA: press ENTER
• CH1: Temperature(C) with the room temperature should be visible; if the temperature reading
is given, skip to Step 4; if not continue with Step 3
• Select SETUP from the main menu
• Select 1: CH1:Temp
• Select OK from the main menu
4. From the main menu select SETUP
• Select 2: TIME GRAPH
• Select EDIT
• Enter "10" as the time between samples in seconds: press NEXT
• Enter "100" as the number of samples: press NEXT
• Press 1: OK
• DO NOT Start collecting data until instructed to do so in Step 6
5. Obtain the temperature probe that has been frozen in a test tube of water from your teacher. Do not
touch the test tube with your bare hands. It has been sitting in a slurry of dry ice and acetone and
will begin at a temperature of −78oC. This temperature is cold enough to give you frostbite.
6. Place the test tube with frozen probe into the beaker of water and turn the hot plate to its highest
setting. Start collecting data by selecting START from the main menu.
7. Be very careful not to allow the cords to touch the hot plate. After all the ice has melted, you may
use the probe to stir the water in the test tube. Continue taking data until the program stops and
displays “DONE” on your calculator screen.
8. When the data collection is complete a graph of temperature vs. time will appear on the screen.
9. Remove the probe from the hot water. Turn off the hot plate and allow it to cool.
10. Download your data to a computer graphing program such as Graphical Analysis™, Logger Pro™
or Excel® as instructed by your teacher.
11. Return the probe and plastic test tube to your teacher. Clean up your lab area.
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Name _____________________________________
Period _____________________________________
Heating Curves and Phase Diagrams
Investigating Changes of State
DATA AND OBSERVATIONS: ACTIVITY ONE
Draw a rough sketch of the graph that is on your calculator.
QUESTIONS: ACTIVITY ONE
1. What does the horizontal line in Y4 represent?
2. Why do you think that the vapor pressure vs. temperature graph is not a linear relationship?
3. Which substance has the strongest intermolecular forces? Explain your answer.
4. Use your graph to determine the normal boiling point for
a. Chloroform
b. Ethanol
c. Acetic acid
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5. At 60oC, which substance has the highest vapor pressure?
6. If the pressure were dropped to 600 torr, what would be the boiling temperature of ethanol?
7. If the pressure were dropped to 275 torr, which substance(s) would be boiling at or below 55oC?
QUESTIONS: ACTIVITY TWO
1. Phase diagram
2. Describe what would happen when you make each of the following changes:
a. While the system is in an enclosed vessel, heat is constantly added. The temperature is increased
from 150 K to 250 K while the pressure is kept constant at 0.75 atm.
b. While the temperature is kept constant at 225 K, the pressure is increased from 0.1 atm to
0.95 atm.
3. Describe the system at 407 K and 112 atm.
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PRE-LAB: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Define the following terms:
a. Endothermic
b. Exothermic
c. Potential energy
d. Kinetic energy
e. Specific heat
f. Latent heat of fusion
g. Fusion
h. Latent heat of vaporization
i. Vaporizing
j. Melting
k. Freezing
l. Boiling
m. Condensing
2. Since we are continuously adding heat energy to this system, what is happening to that heat when the
ice is melting? What type of energy is this?
3. In a cooking class, a teacher told the class to bring the water to a boil and allow it to boil for
5 minutes so that it would be “good and hot.” What is wrong with this statement?
4. You have been given a picture of a theoretical heating curve for water. After reading the lab,
sketch a picture of the heating curve which you expect to get with this lab.
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DATA AND OBSERVATIONS: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Download your data from the calculator. Print a copy of the data table and turn it in with the lab.
Be sure to print a copy for everyone in your group.
2. Graph temperature vs. time. Title your graph and label the axes. Be sure to include units. Print the
graph and turn it in with the lab. Be sure to print a copy for everyone in your group.
ANALYSIS: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Use a highlighter to indicate the region of the graph where melting occurred. Use a different colored
highlighter to indicate the region where boiling occurred. Clearly label each one.
2. Look at the region where the ice was heating. Compare it to the region where the water was heating.
Suggest a reason why the slopes are not the same.
3. Citrus growers in South Texas often spray their crops with water if the weather forecast indicates
that the temperature will drop below 0.0oC. Explain why this would protect the crop.
4. This is a qualitative lab, rather than a quantitative lab. What is the difference?
5. Explain any differences between your graph and the standard graph shown in the introduction of this
lab.
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CONCLUSION QUESTIONS: ACTIVITY THREE
1. Indicate whether each of the following is exothermic or endothermic.
a. Boiling _______________________
b. Melting _______________________
c. Condensing ___________________
d. Freezing ______________________
Use this table to work the following problems:
Specific heat of ice
2.1 J/g oC
Specific heat of water (liquid)
4.2 J/g oC
Specific heat of steam
2.1 J/g oC
Latent heat of fusion of ice
Latent heat of vaporization of water
336 J/g
2264 J/g
2. How much heat is given off by 75.0 g of water freezing?
3. If I start with 20.0 g of ice at −5.0oC and heat it until it is liquid water at 60.oC, how much heat (in
kJ) does it take?
4. A mixture of 20. g of ice and 100. g of liquid water at 0.0oC are heated until all the ice melts and the
combined water is at 30.oC. How much heat (in kJ) is added to this system to cause this to happen?
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