Sp10 Melting Point

After each of the solids were completely dry, each was placed into a MelTemp device. The temperature at which each solid began to melt and completed melting was recorded.

If the temperature in the apparatus increases too quickly, it’s difficult to record to exact temperature at which the first drop of liquid falls and then again when the mixture is completely liquid. This would result in the wrong melting point range being recorded. Additionally, experiment three heavily relied on the results from experiment two. Failing to extract all the aspirin from the organic solution in experiment two would result in more impurities in the unknown component. Thus, lowering and broadening the melting point

    One possible source of error that can affect the results was that a mercury thermometer was used instead of an electronic one. The use of a mercury

In determining the melting point range of the aspirin, a capillary tube (sealed at one end) was one-third-filled with the dried aspirin. The capillary tube and a thermometer were immersed in an oil bath. The temperature at which the solid started to melt and the temperature when the entire sample was completely liquefied were recorded as the melting point temperature range.

Abstract: One mixture of two unknown liquid compounds and one mixture of two unknown solid compounds were separated, isolated, purified, and characterized by boiling point. Two liquid unknowns were separated, isolated, and purified via simple distillation. Then, the process of an acid-base extraction and washing were used to separate two unknown compounds into two crude compounds: an organic acid and a neutral organic compound. Each crude compound was purified by recrystallization, resulting in a carboxylic acid (RCO2H) and a pure organic compound (RZ). The resulting mass of the pure carboxylic acid was 1.688g with a percent recovery of 31.80%, the boiling range was 244-245 °C, and its density was 2.0879g/mL. The resulting mass of the pure organic solid was 2.4902g with a percent recovery of 46.91%, the boiling range was 52.0-53.4°C, and its density was 1.5956 g/mL.

4- chlorobenzoic acid which was the aqueous layer has a theoretical melting point of 240-243°C, the organic layer, 4-chlorobenzyl alcohol has a theoretical melting point of 68-71°C. During our experiment we were unable to collect any data for the organic

No correction had to be made to the melting points because the standard melted in the range labeled on the bottle. The melted point observed is the correct melting point.

Maleic acid has a melting point of C and Fumaric acid has a melting point of C. The substance that has a higher melting

The objectives in this laboratory were to be able to calculate the freezing point depression among three trials of unknowns, be able to correctly measure the freezing points of p-xylene, and to be able to calculate the molar masses of the unknowns by found freezing point depression values. This was done to be able to understand and apply a concept names supercooling. Supercooling is when a liquid is put far under its original freezing point and remains a liquid or gas. This happens when a substance is cooled so quickly that it’s easier for it to stay a liquid than to crystalize, until it reached its nucleation point and begins to heat up returning to its freezing point (image 4). The supercooling of p-xylene was observed in three

Discussion: As seen in the melting point determination, the average melting point range of the product was 172.2-185.3ºC. The melting points of the possible products are listed as 101ºC for o-methoxybenzoic acid, 110ºC for m- methoxybenzoic acid, and 185ºC for p- methoxybenzoic acid. As the melting point of the sample

Solubility – Very soluble (water), Freely soluble (methylene chloride, chloroform, alcohol), Slightly soluble (acetone) and Insoluble (ether).6 Melting point - 120°C or 248°F.5

Melting range would be closely related to a mixed sample whose constituents are most identical. In other words, melting point will have a wide range and would be below 200°C and above 95°C.

The beaker was slowly heated on a hot plate with low stirring until most of the stilbene was dissolved. 0.4 g of pyridinium tribromide was measured and added to the beaker after 5 minutes of heating. Small amounts of ethanol were used to clean the sides of the beaker. The beaker was heated for an additional 10 minutes on low temperature. An ice bath was prepared. The beaker was removed from the hot plate and left to cool to room temperature. Once at room temperature, the beaker was placed in the ice bath for 15 minutes. The solid product was collected through vacuum filtration and the product was weighed and a melting point was taken. Waste was disposed of in the correct waste bins and lab bench was cleaned

The objectives of this lab are, as follows; to understand what occurs at the molecular level when a substance melts; to understand the primary purpose of melting point data; to demonstrate the technique for obtaining the melting point of an organic substance; and to explain the effect of impurities on the melting point of a substance. Through the experimentation of three substances, tetracosane, 1-tetradecanol and a mixture of the two, observations can be made in reference to melting point concerning polarity, molecular weight and purity of the substance. When comparing the two substances, it is evident that heavy molecule weight of tetracosane allowed

Brittain, C. G. (2009). Using Melting Point to Determine Purity of Crystalline Solids. Retrieved from http://www.chm.uri.edu/mmcgregor/chm228/use_of_melting_point_apparatus.pdf