Heating & Cooling Curve Activity

Topics

• Phase Changes of Matter

• Heating & Cooling Curves

• Specific Heat Capacity

• Heat (Enthalpy) of Fusion & Vaporization

Learning Objectives

• Interpret the flat and sloped sections of heating curves.

• Define specific heat, heat of fusion, and heat of vaporization.

• Calculate the total energy required for temperature and phase changes.

• Solve multi-step calorimetry problems involving all five curve sections.

Standards Alignment

• HS-PS3-1

• HS-PS3-2

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