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The Heating Curve of A Slushie

1) The document describes an experiment to determine the temperature changes that occur when a slushie changes states from solid to liquid to gas. 2) The hypothesis is that the temperature will remain constant at 0°C while the ice melts and at 100°C while the water boils, as the water particles expand and change states, but the temperature will gradually increase between these states. 3) Materials used include a slushie, Bunsen burner, beaker, thermometer, and other lab equipment to heat the slushie and record its temperature over time.

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The Heating Curve of A Slushie

1) The document describes an experiment to determine the temperature changes that occur when a slushie changes states from solid to liquid to gas. 2) The hypothesis is that the temperature will remain constant at 0°C while the ice melts and at 100°C while the water boils, as the water particles expand and change states, but the temperature will gradually increase between these states. 3) Materials used include a slushie, Bunsen burner, beaker, thermometer, and other lab equipment to heat the slushie and record its temperature over time.

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The Heating Curve of a

Slushie
Introduction and Purpose
The purpose of this lab was to determine what happens to the temperature of a given
substance (a slushie in this case) as it changes states.

In this lab, the scientific terms used will be the terms associated with changes of state:
melting, boiling, etc. These are the main words used, however, we will also use the terms
temperature, Celsius, and degree from many other.
The variables are the amount of water used, 250mL specifically, and the heat added to the
water, dependent on how high the Bunsen burner is turned on.

Hypothesis
I think that when the slushie melts and boils, the temperature will stay constant while the
water particles expand and change states. The temperature will stay constant as long as
there is any ice or water left in the mixture, the temperature will remain at 0/100 degrees.
However, while the temperature of the slushie increases from 0 to 100 degrees, the
temperature will gradually increase while the particles move faster.

Materials
These are the materials used in the lab:

150 mL slushie (obtained from Ms. Hall)


Retort stand
Bunsen burner
Spark lighter
Large ring clamp
Small ring clamp
Digital watch
Wire gauze
Utility clamp
Thermometer
250 mL beaker
Glass stirring rod

Method
The method used in lab was:
1. The work area was set safely, with all the equipment set up.
2. The thermometer was in and the temperature was stable.
3. The Bunsen burner was turned on with the safety flame.
4. The Bunsen burner was turned on to a high flame.
5. Quick measurements were taken at the beginning, with the timer beginning when
the initial temperature was taken.
6. Every 30 seconds, another temperature check was done, with the results recorded.
7. This was done until the water boiled for a few minutes.
8. All observations were recorded fully.

Data and Observations


For all data, see graphs attached at the back.

Discussion
1.
a) The temperature stayed at an average of 0°C while the ice was still melting.
b) For the ice to melt, heat must be added, so that the particles can melt.

2.
The heat put into the slushie mixture was used to make the particles expand, or
vibrate more quickly, depending at what phase it was added in.

3.
It is possible to have a slushie colder than 0°C if we slow the movement of the
particles more. For example, when looking at the chart, you can see that the
slushie started out below 0°C. However, it can go below the temperature it was at
then, if we just cool it more.

4.
See other page for the graph.

5.
a) The thermometer must not touch the walls because the glass is hotter than the
water inside of it, because it is a better conductor than the slushie. Touching the
sides would affect the measurements.
b) It is not good practice to stir with the thermometer because of many reasons. One
of them is that the thermometer could break from hitting the sides. The main
reason however is that stirring with it would affect the results.
6.
a) One thing that we could have done was to always make sure the thermometer was
at the same spot in the glass jar, which would have been the middle. This could
have been accomplished by hanging the thermometer by a string. This change
would have improved the data because then the measurements would have been
constant, and would not spike up or down depending on the movement of your
hand.
b) One major inprovement for our group would be to to lower the beaker, putting it
closer to the bunsen burner, and so having better test results, with the water
boiling in the end. That would be the biggest improvement in getting faster test
results.
7.
This statement is refering to the fact that when a solid is heated, so that it changes
state, the solid recieves heat, but the temperature stays constant, and the
molecules only expand. However, when the solid is heating up in between states,
the particles receive more energy, and vibrate faster. Thus, that is what that
statement means.

Conclusion
The answer to the purpose was the same as my hypothesis. When the slushie melted and
boiled from the heat from the Bunsen burner, the temperature stayed constant while the
water particles expand and changed states. However, while the temperature of the slushie
increased from 0°C to 100°C, the particles simply moved faster, and did not experience a
change in state.

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