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ERIC Number: EJ1032469
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Binary Solid-Liquid Phase Diagram of Phenol and t-Butanol: An Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Experiment
Xu, Xinhua; Wang, Xiaogang; Wu, Meifen
Journal of Chemical Education, v91 n6 p929-933 Jun 2014
The determination of the solid-liquid phase diagram of a binary system is always used as an experiment in the undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory courses. However, most phase diagrams investigated in the lab are simple eutectic ones, despite the fact that complex binary solid-liquid phase diagrams are more common. In this article, the cooling curves of phenol-t-butanol mixtures are measured and the phase diagram of this system is found to give three eutectic points and two congruent melting points. The laboratory provides the students a practical way to investigate a complex system with their own efforts and teamwork spirit.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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