Practice Heating and Cooling Curves (Interpreting Plateaus) - 2.3.3 | The States and Structure of Matter: A Particle Perspective | IB MYP Grade 8 Chemistry
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2.3.3 - Heating and Cooling Curves (Interpreting Plateaus)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a heating curve?

💡 Hint: Think about how temperature behaves when heating up a substance.

Question 2

Easy

What happens to the temperature during melting?

💡 Hint: Consider what energy is doing during a phase change.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What indicates a phase transition on a heating curve?

  • A rising slope
  • A falling slope
  • A plateau
  • A drop-off

💡 Hint: Think about what happens during melting or boiling.

Question 2

True or False: The latent heat of fusion is the energy released during the boiling of a substance.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of latent heats!

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Analyze the heating and cooling curves of water. If you plotted these on a graph, how would you illustrate the melting and boiling points clearly?

💡 Hint: Consider the regions where the temperature remains constant.

Question 2

Describe how the concept of latent heat is applied in meteorology, particularly in weather systems involving storms.

💡 Hint: Think about where water vapor turns back into liquid or ice in relation to energy changes.

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