Thursday, October 7, 2010

October 5 2010 - Lab



Today w did the lab "Heating and Cooling Curves of a Pure Substance"

-We investigated the heating an
d cooling process for solid and liquid dodecanoic acid. So we'll be able to determine or compare the freezing and melting point.








-We heated and cooled the dodecanoic acid with a hot plate, beaker with water and tube clamps
-When the acid was freezing you can see the white crystals forming and it texture

-When the acid heats up, it is very noticeable, like melting ice but the acid is yellowish white

-We used a thermometer to measure the temperature s of the freezing and melting points of the acid

-We determined that the freezing point was 37'C and melting was 47'C

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