T.A.

MARRYSHOW COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS
CHEMISTRY

EXPERIMENT # ____

TITLE: Boiling Point.

AIM: To determine the boiling points of two different liquids.

INTRODUCTION/PRINCIPLE: The temperature at which a liquid begins to boil is always the

same at one atmosphere pressure. In fact, a liquid boils when it reaches the temperature at which
the pressure of its saturated vapour becomes equal to the external pressure.

APPARATUS/MATERIALS: rubber band, boiling tube, thermometer, capillary tube, tripod stand,
10mL measuring cylinder, retort stand, clamp, boss, wire gauze, Bunsen burner, large beaker,
stirring rod,
Sample A, sample B.

PROCEDURE:
1. Half fill the 400mL beaker with tap water, and place it on the wire gauze
on the tripod stand.
2. Place a small capillary tube into a boiling tube containing about 5mL of
sample A, with the sealed end up. Attach the thermometer to the outside
of the boiling tube with a rubber band so that the bottom of the boiling
tube is level with the bulb of the thermometer. Refer to the diagram
below.
 3. Clamp the boiling tube, with the attached thermometer, to the retort
stand. Adjust the clamp so that the bottom of the assembly is about 1 cm
from the bottom of the beaker of water.
4. Carefully light the Bunsen burner and place it under the bath.
5. Heat the water slowly, stirring it with a stirring rod, until the capillary tube
in the sample produces a very rapid, steady stream of bubbles.
6. Turn off the Bunsen burner and keep stirring the bath until the stream of
bubbles just stops and the liquid enters the capillary tube. This is the
boiling point of the liquid. Carefully read and record this temperature to
the nearest 0.5 degrees Celsius.
7. Repeat step 4 to 6, ensuring that the capillary tube does not contain any
liquid.
8. Repeat steps 1 to 7 using the other sample B.

QUESTIONS:
1. Explain the effect on the boiling point of a liquid if a soluble crystal was
added to it.
2. What was the name of the alcohol in sample B based on its boiling
point?