- A phase diagram graphically shows the physical states that a substance can be in at different temperatures and pressures. It includes lines dividing the solid, liquid, and gas phases.
- The melting/freezing point line separates solid and liquid phases. The boiling/condensation point line separates liquid and gas phases. The sublimation/deposition line separates solid and gas phases.
- At the triple point, the three phases coexist in equilibrium. The critical point is where the liquid and gas phases merge into a single supercritical fluid phase.
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Gen Chem 2- Lesson 4. Phase Changes and Phase Diagram
- A phase diagram graphically shows the physical states that a substance can be in at different temperatures and pressures. It includes lines dividing the solid, liquid, and gas phases.
- The melting/freezing point line separates solid and liquid phases. The boiling/condensation point line separates liquid and gas phases. The sublimation/deposition line separates solid and gas phases.
- At the triple point, the three phases coexist in equilibrium. The critical point is where the liquid and gas phases merge into a single supercritical fluid phase.
- A phase diagram graphically shows the physical states that a substance can be in at different temperatures and pressures. It includes lines dividing the solid, liquid, and gas phases.
- The melting/freezing point line separates solid and liquid phases. The boiling/condensation point line separates liquid and gas phases. The sublimation/deposition line separates solid and gas phases.
- At the triple point, the three phases coexist in equilibrium. The critical point is where the liquid and gas phases merge into a single supercritical fluid phase.
curve of a substance. O Phase Changes are transformations of matter from one physical state to another. O They occur when energy is added or removed from a substance. O They are characterized by changes in molecular order; molecules in the solid phase have the greatest order, while those in the gas phase have the greatest randomness or disorder. What changes in molecular order occur during phase changes? Heating and Cooling Curve O When the system is heated, energy is transferred into it. In response to the energy it receives, the system changes, for example by increasing its temperature. If the temperature of a material is monitored during heating, it varies with time. A plot of the temperature versus time is called the heating curve. One such heating curve is shown here. • Between A & B, the material is a solid. The heat supplied to the material is used to increase the kinetic energy of the molecules and the temperature rises. • Between B & C, the solid is melting. Heat is still being supplied to the material but the temperature does not change. Heat energy is not being changed into kinetic energy. Instead, the heat is used to change the arrangement of the molecules. • At point C, all of the material has been changed to liquid. • Between C & D, the heat supplied is again used to increase kinetic energy of the molecules and the temperature of the liquid starts to rise. • Between C & D, the liquid is heated until it starts to boil. • Between D & E, the liquid is still being heated but the extra heat energy does not change the temperature (kinetic energy) of the molecules. The heat energy is used to change the arrangement of the molecules to form a gas. • At point E, all of the liquid has been changed into gas. • Between E & F, the gas is heated and the heat energy increases the kinetic energy of molecules once more, so the temperature of the gas increases O When a system contains only one phase (solid, liquid, or gas), the temperature will increase when it receives energy. The rate of temperature increase will be dependent on the heat capacity of the phase in the system. O When the heat capacity is large, the temperature increases slowly, because much energy is required to increase its temperature by one degree. Thus, the slopes of temperature increase for the solid, liquid, and gases are different. • The heat added increases the kinetic motion of the particles. • Since temperature measures the average kinetic energy, the temperature rises along Stage 1. • This ontinues until a temperature is reached at which the crystalline structure is destroyed by the vibrations of the particles and the soling is converted to liquid. this process is called melting. • If heating is continued, the solid will completely melt although the temperature does not rise. This is stage 2 of the graph. • However, if the heating is stopped and no heat is allowed to escape, both solid and liquid phases are present in equilibrium. • The changes continue, but the rate melting is just equal to the rate of freezing and the amounts of solid and liquid remain constant. • Take note the melting point of the solid is also the freezing point of the liquid. • Melting point indicates the strength of the intermoleculart forces in rthe solid. • A low meltimng point indicates that the forces holding the particles are weak and a high melting point requires more energy to break apart the particles of the solid. • For example, the intermolecular forces in common table salt, NaCl, are much stronger than that of ice, H2O, because NaCl melts at 800 while ice melts at 0 . The amount of energy required to overcome the intermolecular forces to convert solid into a liquid is calles heat of fusion. • When all the solid is converted to liquid and heating is continued, the temperature of the lid rises steadily until it reaches its boiling point at Stage 3. Another phase changes occurs as the liquid turns to vapor STage 4. • While vaporization takes place, the temperature again reamains constant. • the heat added at the boiling point does not change the temperature of the liquid, but is used to break the intermolecular forces of attraction of the liquid particles and change them to gas. • the amount of energy necessary to convert a liquid to gas is called heat of vaporization. • When all the molecuiles are in gaseous state, the heat added to the molecules is used to increase their kinetic energy and the temperature rises again (Stage 5). How does a change in energy affect phase changes? Objectives O Interpret the phase diagram of water and carbon dioxide; O Perform stoichiometric calculations for reactions in solution; and O Describe the effect of concentration on the colligative properties of solutions O A phase diagram is a graphical representation of the physical states of a substance under different conditions of temperature and pressure. It gives the possible combinations of pressure and temperature at which certain physical state or states a substance would be observed. Each substance has its own phase diagram. O Phase diagrams are plots of pressure (usually in atmospheres) versus temperature (usually in degrees Celsius or Kelvin). Three Areas (Solid, Liquid, Gas) O The three areas are marked solid, liquid, and vapor. Under a set of conditions in the diagram, a substance can exist in a solid, liquid, or vapor (gas) phase. O The lines that serve as boundaries between physical states represent the combinations of pressures and temperatures at which two phases can exist in equilibrium. O In other words, these lines define phase change points. O The green line divides the solid and liquid O phases, and represents melting (solid to O liquid) and freezing (liquid to solid) points. O Melting (or freezing) curve – the curve on a phase diagram which represents the transition between liquid and solid states. O It shows the effect of pressure on the melting point of the solid. Anywhere on this line, there is equilibriumbetween the solid and the liquid. O The blue line divides the liquid and gas phases, and represents vaporization (liquid to gas) and condensation (gas to liquid) points. O The curve on a phase diagram which represents the transition between gaseous and liquid states. It shows the effect of pressure on the boiling point of the liquid. O Anywhere along this line, there will be equilibrium between the liquid and the vapor. O The red line divides the solid and gas phases, and represents sublimation (solid to gas) and deposition (gas to solid) points. O The curve on a phase diagram which represents the transition between gaseous and solid states. O It represents the effect of increased temperature on a solid at a very low constant pressure, lower than the triple point. O The triple point is the combination of pressure and temperature at which all three phases of matter are at equilibrium. O It is the point on a phase diagram at which the three states of matter coexist. The lines that represent the conditions of solid-liquid, liquid- vapor, and solid-vapor equilibrium meet at the triple point O The critical point terminates the liquid/gas phase line. It is the set of temperature and pressure on a phase diagram where the liquid and gaseous phases of a substance merge together into a single phase. O Beyond the temperature of the critical point, the merged single phase is known as a supercritical fluid. Phase Diagram of Water O Notice that the triple point for water occurs at a very low pressure, 0.006 atm and at 273.2 K temperature. O Also notice that the critical temperature is 647 K (374°C). It would be impossible to convert water from a gas to a liquid by compressing it above this temperature. O The critical pressure is 218 atm. O The normal melting and boiling points of water are found in exactly the same way as we have already discussed by determining where the 1 atm pressure line crosses the solid- liquid, and then the liquid- vapor equilibrium lines. O The normal melting point of water is 273 K (0 °C), and its normal boiling point is 373 K (100 °C). Phase Diagram of Carbon dioxide O Identifying data from the phase diagram of Carbon dioxide. O The only thing special about this phase diagram is the position of the triple point, which is well above atmospheric pressure. O It is impossible to get any liquid carbon dioxide at pressures less than 5.2 atmospheres. O At 1 atm pressure, carbon dioxide will sublime at a temperature of 197.5 K (-75.5 °C). This is the reason why solid carbon dioxide is often known as "dry ice." O There is no liquid carbon dioxide under normal conditions only the solid or the vapor. How can this effect be achieved using CO2 or dry ice?