Analysis- relate the changes in the curve

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What were the strength of the experiment?
 Weaknesses and Improvements
Maintaining a steady temperature using a Bunsen burner:
Improvements:
This can be achieved by sliding the Bunsen
burner aside as the boiling becomes too
vigorous; slide it back as the water stops
boiling.
It is not essential that the water bath is
boiling. Students could be provided with
another thermometer, and asked to maintain
a lower temperature, say 80 C.
 Improvements

Taking accurate measurements

A temperature sensor attached to a computer can be used in place

of a thermometer: It can plot the temperature change on a graph
and show this as it occurs.

Insulating the boiling tube while cooling

When the test-tube is

cooling place it in an insulated cup containing a
few cm3 of water.
 Alternative
A slight alternative to this experiment is to plot only the cooling
curve. Place all the boiling tubes with stearic acid into a large
beaker. Place some hot water in the beaker and continue to heat
with a Bunsen burner. Remove from the heat when all the
stearic acid has melted. Students can place a thermometer into the
stearic acid and place the boiling tube into a test tube rack or
beaker. They take the temperature every 30 seconds or every
minute and plot a graph. Many students will anticipate that the
stearic acid will continue to cool to zero it is useful to discuss why
the stearic acid stops cooling when it reaches room temperature.
(heat moves from hot to cold at this point there are no difference in
the temperature)