Thursday, 6 October 2011

Heating and Cooling Curves, Seperation Techniques

Changes in Matter

Heating Curve

A: A solid, closely packed particles in an ordered manner, slow vibrating in fixed positions.
A→B: Gain of heat, KE12, temperature ↑.
B: Particles still packed, similar to state A.
B→C: Changes from solid→liquid. Temperature does not change as heat energy is used to overcome the force of attraction (latent heat of fusion). Known as the melting point.
C: Liquid state.
C→D: Temperature ↑ KE ↑
D: Still a liquid, molecules begin to move more freely, starts to become a gas.
D→E: Changes from liquid → gas. Temperature does not change as heat is used to overcome the force of attraction. Known as the boiling point.
E: Gas state
F: As temperature continues to ↑, molecules vibrate faster and KE ↑.

Cooling Curve
P: Gas state. High levels of vibration and KE.
P→Q: Temperature ↓3KE ↓.
Q: Still a gas, molecules begin to form bonds to create liquid.
Q→R: Condensation continues, changes from gas→liquid. Same temperature (latent heat of vaporization).Known as the boiling point.
 R: Liquid state
 R→S: KE↓ Temperature↓ Molecules lose energy and move closer.
S: Liquid state, beginning to become a solid.
S→T: Changes from liquid→solid. Molecules become ordered into a neat pattern. Known as the freezing point. Temperature remains the same (latent heat of fusion)
T: Solid state.
T→U: Temperature↓
U: Room temperature

Separation Techniques
The basis of separation is founded on different components have different properties, or the magnitude of these properties. Examples of properties include: density, reactivity, volatility, magnetism, solubility, polarity, etc.

Strategies of separation use processes that discriminate between these properties. Strategies include: filtration, flotation, crystallization, extraction, distillation, chromotography, and so on. Below is a chart classifying common methods to separate components.
Type of Matter
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Solid
Gravity Separation
Crystallization
Adsoprtion
Liquid
Filtration

Chromatography

Distillation

Centrifugation
Gas
Absorption
Demister (tool)
Adsorption


 



1: Kinetic Energy
2: Increases
3: Decreases

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