Phase Change and Energy

Mr. Bartelt’s Chemistry Class

Introduction: We’ve learned a lot about the states of matter in the last two weeks,
especially the gas phase. In today’s lab we will take a closer look at phase change and
it’s relationship with energy.

Procedure:

1) Obtain all necessary materials from your instructor

2) Place the beaker filled with ice on the wire tray on the ring stand above the
Bunsen burner. Set up the thermometer as instructed.
3) Designate a group member to be the recorder, and another to be the time keeper.
4) Start the time when the Bunsen burner is ignited.
5) Record the temperature every 30 seconds until the water has reached a rolling boil
for over two minutes.
6) Clean your lab station

Data: Analysis:
Time Temp. Time Temp
Create a graph of temperature vs. time.
1) Label the x-axis time and the y-axis
temperature.
2) Determine an appropriate step for each, or
use Excel, which will do it for you.
3) Use your data to plot all the points on your
graph.
4) Connect all the points on your graph

Conclusion:

1) What are the melting and boiling points of

water
2) How do you know?
3) Why would it take less energy to raise the
temperature of water from 50 ºC to 90 ºC
than it would to raise the temperature from
90 ºC to 110 ºC even though 50 to 90 is a
greater temperature increase?