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Naphthalene

The document discusses an experiment to determine the melting point of naphthalene. During the experiment, the temperature remains constant as heat energy is absorbed or released during the phase changes from solid to liquid and liquid to solid. The flat sections on the graph indicate these phase change plateaus. A water bath is used to heat the naphthalene evenly and prevent combustion, and the naphthalene is stirred while cooling to ensure even cooling.

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Naphthalene

The document discusses an experiment to determine the melting point of naphthalene. During the experiment, the temperature remains constant as heat energy is absorbed or released during the phase changes from solid to liquid and liquid to solid. The flat sections on the graph indicate these phase change plateaus. A water bath is used to heat the naphthalene evenly and prevent combustion, and the naphthalene is stirred while cooling to ensure even cooling.

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Inference: The flat section in each graph indicates a change of state.

The temperature remains constant as the heat energy is used to change the state of naphthalene, C10H8. Discussion: 1. The solid naphthalene not heated directly with a Bunsen burner flame because it is highly flammable. 2. The water bath used to heat the naphthalene to ensure naphthalene heated evenly. 3. During the cooling of naphthalene, the boiling tube must be placed in a conical flask to ensure an even cooling and minimize the heat lose to surrounding. The naphthalene must be stirred continuously to avoid super-cooling. 4. a. During melting, the temperature remains constant, because the heat energy absorbed by particles is used to overcome the forces between the particles so that solid turn into liquid. b. During freezing, the temperature remains constant, because heat loss to surrounding is exactly balanced by the heat energy liberated as particles attract one another to liquid turn into solid. 5. For melting of sugar (melting point = 184oC), this apparatus cannot be used because, the boiling point of water is lower than the melting point of sugar. By the time the sugar start melt, probably the water is already turn into steam. Thus, a substance which has the boiling point or melting point should be used for this purpose such as oil bath and sand bath. Conclusion: Melting point and freezing point of naphthalene are same which is oC (refer your own graph)

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