Heating and Cooling Curve
Heating and Cooling Curve
Heating Curve
• Matter can undergo changes on its state. This change
in state is known as phase change which involves
either an absorption or release of heat.
Endothermic Process
• Process that absorbs heat from the surroundings
Exothermic Process
• Process that releases/ gives off heat to the surroundings
When a substance is heated, the heat energy absorbed
is used in two ways:
a) Added heat increases the kinetic energy of the
particles thus increasing its temperature
b) Added heat is used to break the bond between the
particles, no increase in temperature but a change in
phase occurs
On the other hand, when the heat is removed from the
substance, the heat removed is used in two ways:
a) Removed heat lowers the energy of the particles
thus decreasing its temperature
b) Removed heat causes the formation of the bond
between particles, there is no decrease in
temperature but phase change occurs
Heating curve
• A diagram showing the changes in temperature as a substance is
heated up at a constant rate and amount of heat
• The plateaus or the flat surfaces indicates that a change in phase is
happening and there is no change in temperature. (B to C is melting
while D to E is evaporation)
• Increase in temperature of the substance is shown in the rising lines.
This line shows an increase in kinetic energy of the substance
Cooling Curve
• A diagram showing the changes in temperature of a substance as it
changes from gas to liquid and solid
• From B to C, condensation is happening while from D to E is
solidification or freezing is happening
• Lines are going down shows a decrease in temperature of the
substance
Quantitative Aspects in Phase
Changes
Specific Heat
• Amount of heat required to increase the temperature of one gram of
a substance by 1
Where:
• Q = amount of heat (joules)
• M – mass (grams, g)
• C – specific heat capacity of a substance (
• = change in temperature
Heat of Fusion
•The
amount of heat required to convert solid to liquid state at
its melting point.
Where:
• Q – amount of heat (Joule, J)
• m – mass (grams, g)
• ΔHfus – heat of fusion (J/g, kJ/Kg, cal/g, J/mol)
Heat of Vaporization
•The
amount of heat required to convert liquid to the gaseous state at
its boiling point.
Where:
• Q – amount of heat (Joule, J)
• m – mass (grams, g)
• ΔHvap – heat of vaporization (J/g, kJ/Kg, cal/g, J/mol)
Phase Diagrams
• A graphical representation of the physical states of substance under
certain condition of temperature and pressure.
• It gives a combination of pressure-temperature at which a certain
physical state of substance would occur.
Melting or Freezing Curve
• The curve that represents the boundary between solid and liquid
states.
• In this line, the solid and liquid phase are both present and at
equilibrium.
• It shows the effect of pressure on the melting point of a solid
substance.
Vaporization or Condensation Curve
• The curve that represents the boundary between the liquid and
gaseous states.
• In this line, the liquid and gaseous states are both present and at
equilibrium.
• It shows the effect of pressure on the boiling point of liquid.
Sublimation or Deposition Curve
• The curve that represents the boundary between solid and gaseous
states.
• In this line, the solid and gaseous states are both present and at
equilibrium.
• It shows the effect of increased temperature to solids at low pressure
conditions, lower than the triple point.
Triple Point
• The point in a phase diagram where we can see the combination of
pressure and temperature where the three phases of matter co-exists
and at equilibrium
Critical Point
• The end of the vaporization/condensation curve.
• Set of pressure-temperature condition where the liquid and gaseous
states merge together into a single phase.
• The temperature in the critical point is called critical temperature and
the pressure is called the critical pressure.
Supercritical Fluid