Introduction

In the experiment, “Freezing and Melting of Water,” you saw that the temperature of pure water remained constant at its freezing temperature as it froze and melted. Using a computer-interfaced Temperature Probe, you will now observe what happens when a different pure substance, phenyl salicylate, freezes. Using a second Temperature Probe and sample, you will also see the effect on freezing temperature when a small amount of another substance, benzoic acid, is dissolved in the phenyl salicylate.

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