Group 10 ‫ علي مكي عبد الحسن عبد علي‬: ‫االسم‬

Answers:

t 1+t 2
1. melting point = 2
150+160
melting point = 2

melting point =230

2. Melting point: Also called liquefaction point of a solid is the temperature at

which it changes state from solid to liquid. At the melting point the solid
and liquid phase exist in equilibrium. The melting point occurs at
atmospheric pressure.

3. Purpose: The purpose of determining the melting point is to identify and

assess the purity of an unknown solid organic compound by determining its
melting point and comparing this number to a list of possible compounds.

4. The reason for choosing Paraffin oil to determine the melting point is: Since
the melting point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes
state from solid to liquid and the Boiling point of paraffin is > 370 °C. Due to
its higher boiling point, liquid paraffin it easily reaches desired temperature
(200-250 °C) without boiling Therefore, liquid paraffin is used in melting
point determination.

5. The factors that are affecting the melting point are: Purity, Particle size,
amount of material used, density of packing in the capillary tube, thickness
of the capillary tube and the rate of heating of the liquid bath.