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OBJECTIVES
In this experiment, you will
- Determine the energy (in Joules) required to melt one gram of ice.
- Determine the molar heat of fusion for ice (in kJ/mol)
MATERIALS
USB
LabQuest Unit
Logger pro
Temperature Probe
250mL beaker
100mL graduated cylinder
Styrofoam cup
tongs
ice cubes
warm water
stirring rod
PROCEDURE
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Connect your USB and Temperature Probe to the LabQuest unit to save the data.
Place a Styrofoam cup into a 250mL beaker as shown in Figure 1
Use a 100mL graduated cylinder to obtain 100.0mL of water at about 60oC from your
teacher. Record this as V1.
Pour the warm water into the Styrofoam cup.
Obtain 7 or 8 large ice cubes.
Lower the Temperature Probe into the warm water (to about 1cm from the bottom).
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Click [collect] to begin data collection. Wait until the temperature reaches a maximum (it
will take a few seconds for the cold probe to reach the temperature of the warm water).
This maximum will determine the initial temperature, t1, of the water.
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As soon as the this maximum temperature is reached, fill the Styrofoam cup with ice
cubes. (Shake excess water from the ice cubes, or dry with a paper towel before adding
them).
Use a stirring rod to stir the mixture as the temperature approaches 0oC. Important: As
the ice melts, add more large ice cubes to keep the mixture full of ice!
When the temperature reaches about 4oC, quickly remove the unmelted ice (using tongs).
Continue stirring until the temperature reaches a minimum (and begins to rise). This
minimum temperature is the final temperature, t2, of the water. Click [stop] when you
have finished collecting data.
Use the 100mL graduated cylinder to measure the volume of water remaining in the
Styrofoam cup to the nearest 0.1mL. Record this as V2.
You can confirm your data by clicking the Statistics button. The minimum temperature
(t2) and maximum temperature (t1) are listed in the floating box on the graph.
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Initialwatertemperature,t1
Finalwatertemperature,t2
Changeinwatertemperature,t
Initialwatervolume,V1
mL
Finalwatervolume,V2
mL
Volumeofmelt
mL
Massoficemelted
g
Heatreleasedbycoolingwater(q = Cp*m*t)
J
J/gicemelted(heatoffusion)
J/g
kJ/molicemelted(molarheatoffusion)
kJ/mol
Percenterror