ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

1.if the compound disappers on melting it is likely that it has sublimed or gone directly from solid to gas
phase.The melting point of such compound needs to be taken in a sealed capillary tube.

2.a. The melting point indicates the level of purity of a sample. An impure compound melts over a wider
range of temperatures, usually greater than 2 degrees.

b. The melting point helps to identify unknown samples, narrowing the number of possibilities, because
a pure solid melts reproducibly over a narrow range of temperatures.

If the solid sample is not fully free from the solvent or any other liquid with which it can form a true
solution, the following effects can be observed in respect of its melting point:

1. The sample will melt at a slightly lower temperature than its standard melting point.

2. If the substance normally melts over a range of temperature, the melting range will become larger.

This is because the presence of such a liquid reduces the vapour pressure of the sample to some extent.