Name: ________________________

Phase Changes Virtual Notes & Lab

Introduction: A phase change is a change in state of matter. For example, when ice
melts, H2O changes from the solid state to the liquid state. During a phase change,
the temperature of the material stays constant because any heat gained or lost has
been involved in bonds between the particles, not in changing the temperature, or
average speed of the particles.
Go to: http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/Matter/PhaseChanges.htm
Read about phase changes and define the following phase changes:
Melting/fusion:

Boiling/vaporization:

Evaporation:

Solidification/freezing:

Condensation:

Sublimation:

Deposition:

Fill in the Temperature vs. Heat Energy graph below. Label each state of matter or
each state change.

Name: ________________________
Phase Changes Virtual Notes & Lab
(skip over the pressure vs. temperature graph
!)
Using the applet at the bottom of the page,
determine the melting and boiling points of
each substance from their phase change
graphs and record them below.

Melting Point:
Boiling Point:

Melting Point:
Boiling Point:

Melting Point:
Boiling Point: