HEATING AND

COOLING CURVES

Credit to:
Harry S. Truman High School Chemistry Department
What are some things that happen
as we heat a sample up?
 Solid  Liquid  Gas
 Melting, Evaporating
What is heat? How is heat different
from temperature?
 Heat is a measure of kinetic or translational
energy
 Inchemistry heat is measure in Joules (J)
 Heat is dependent on mass, temperature change and
specific heat (or ability of a substance to absorb heat)
 Temperature is a measure of warmth or
coldness.
 Temperature is independent of heat
 Temperature is measured in Kelvin (K) or Celsius (C)
What is the heating curve?
 The heating curve is a graph which represents how a
sample changes phases. As heat is added over time, the
sample changes temperature and phase accordingly.
Thus heating curve.
How does the heating curve look?
What are the parts of the heating
curve?
What are the parts of the heating
curve?
What are the parts of the heating
curve?
What are the parts of the heating
curve?
What are the parts of the heating
curve?
What are the parts of the heating
curve?
Why is the curve flat at some
portions?
 Temperature is
staying constant, but
potential energy is
decreasing
 During this time the
solid completely
becomes liquid (or
liquid becomes solid)
Why is the curve flat at some
points?
 This is called the heat
of fusion (Hf) in
segment BC and heat
of vaporization (Hv)
in segment DE.
 Remember fusion is
melting and
vaporization is
evaporation
What is heat of fusion? What is
heat of vaporization?
 Hf is the amount of
energy needed to
completely make a
solid into a liquid
 Hv is the amount of
energy needed to
completely make a
liquid into a gas
Summary
 The heating curve is a
useful tool to show us the
changes in temperature,
energy, and entropy as a
sample is heated up. It
give us detailed
information about phases
and phase changes of
samples.