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A Student in form four placed a thermometer in molten naphthalene at 850C and recorded the temperature and time until the naphthalene solidified. From the...

A Student in form four placed a thermometer in molten naphthalene at 850C and recorded the temperature and time until the naphthalene solidified. From the values obtained, the figure below was drawn.
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(a) What name is given to such a figure?
(b) Which part of the figure represents the change of state of naphthalene?
(c)In terms of kinetic theory. Explain what happens to molecules along AB.

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Kavungya
a) Cooling curve
b) BC
c) The kinetic energy of the molecules decrease as heat energy is lost to the surrounding leading
to a drop / decrease in temperature.
Kavungya answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 11:57

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