Physics 5054 · O Level · Melting, boiling and evaporation

Melting, boiling and evaporation — practice question

(a(i))[2]

State what melting point means.

(a(ii))[3]

Using ideas about molecules, describe what changes happen as the liquid evaporates.

(b(i))[1]

Suggest where evaporation takes place in the apparatus shown in Fig. 10.1.

(b(ii))[3]

State and explain the benefit of a vacuum between the two glass walls.

(c(i))[1]

State what the bubbles contain.

(c(ii).1)[3]

Calculate the thermal energy (heat) lost by the metal as it cools.

(c(ii).2)[2]

Calculate the mass of nitrogen that evaporates.

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