Melting Point Essay

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1.9. PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
1.9.1: Melting point51- A pure crystalline organic compound has a definite and sharp melting point, that is, the melting point range (the difference between the temperature at which the sample collapse or at which the sample becomes completely liquid) does not exceed above 0.5oC. If any miscible or partially miscible impurities are present in small quantity it will increase the melting point range and cause the initiation the melting to occur at a temperature lower than the melting point of the pure substance. The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid at atmospheric pressure. At the melting point the solid and liquid phase exists in equilibrium. The melting point of substance depends on pressure and is usually specified at standard pressure. But when temperature is reverse changes from liquid to solid, it is referred to as the freezing point or crystallization point.
Sharp melting points usually indicate the high purity of a substance. But there are some exceptions such as eutectic mixture of two or more compounds, may have sharp …show more content…

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