Chapter 7.1 · Simulation

Build a Heating Curve

How to use: Press Start heater and watch the graph build. Or drag the time slider. Press Record point to add a row to the table.

Graph and particle box

Squares are solid, circles are liquid, rings are gas. 10.0 g of water, 100 W heater.

Controls

Time (s)0.0
Temperature (°C)-20
Energy added (J)0
solid
Time (s)Temp (°C)State(s)

Sample data note: values are for teaching. Illustrative data from c(ice) 2.09, c(water) 4.18, c(steam) 2.01 J/(g·°C), heat of fusion 334 J/g and heat of vaporization 2260 J/g (CRC Handbook).