GENERAL CHEMISTRY

LABARATORY REPORT

By: Ian Gabriel O. Cortez

Section: Grade 11 STEM – St. Agatha
 I. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this laboratory report is to experiment by heating

up crystalline solids and amorphous solids to reach their perspective
boiling points using their following examples such as: salt, sugar
(crystalline solids), and rubber (amorphous solid), to determine both of
the solids’ characteristic properties and to distinguish both kinds of
solids by differentiating them with their unique features.

II. MATERIALS

Materials used for the experiment are:

 Salt (10g)
 Sugar (10g)
 Rubber
 Thermometer
 Burner stand
 Alcohol burner
 Wire gauze
 Evaporation dish
III. DRAWING OF THE SETUP
 APPARATUS
IV. GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. What is the difference between Crystalline solids and Amorphous

solids based on the experiment?
Based on the conducted experiment, Sugar then salt are the
fastest solids to melt, then lastly rubber which was the slowest to melt
among all of the solids.
2. What sample has the highest temperature? Why?
Salt has the highest temperature among all of the 3 samples as it
melts at a higher temperature compared to sugar and rubber.

3. What sample has the lowest temperature? Why?

Rubber band had the lowest temperature among all of the 3
samples as it was the quickest to change shape even at a lower
temperature of heat.

V. CONCLUSION

Both Amorphous solids and Crystalline Solids have a

definite shape and structure, but because Amorphous solids are
supercooled liquids, they have irregular arrangement of
particles this makes the solid to take a longer time to melt, thus
requiring a wide range of temperatures. Meanwhile Crystalline
solids are true solids, having a uniformed arrangement of
particles, making it so that when it gets heated, the particles
are compact enough to share the heat, thus making it melt
faster at a fixed temperature.