Methods+and+Ideas+to+Measure+Transition+Temperature+of+Solids

=Methods/Ideas to Measure Transition Temperature of Solids=

- we could either heat the substance or cool the substance - from what i understand of TRANSITION TEMPERATURES, it is the temperature where compounds change state but not necessarily completely, so it would be difficult (with our limited intelligence, available equipment at our school) to measure exactly at what temperature the substance changed state. so the next best thing would be to get a range of temperatures i guess. - any ideas on how? - KAM I was thinking NOT to use water as we ARE using hydrates However about putting crystals (solid form) in test tubes and slowly heating it over a bunsen burner? However IT Will be difficult to the temperature i agree. That why i was thinking of using water even though we are using hydrates. As it is easy to measure the temperature of water and then see the change in state. The problem is then the substance may dissolve....what if we supersaturate the solution? LOWELL

I agree with LOWELL, I was thinking of the same thing with the test tubes and bunsen burners but I think they will dissolve in water, and I also found a different definition on britannica. -Kristie

Hydrates do not have a boiling point, but they do have a melting point. So I guess we could just try to melt the hydrates by itself. However, this may be hard to execute, in that it would be hard to determine the temperature. But this would be more accurate than placing the hydrates into water. sooooooo preplexed:S haha chill guyz..we still have a couple of hrs! :D SANDYHU? Back