The heating curve below shows the temperature change that occurs as a solid is heated. What is occurring at segment DE of the graph?

melting

freezing

boiling

Question

The heating curve below shows the temperature change that occurs as a solid is heated. What is occurring at segment DE of the graph? 

 



 melting 

 freezing 

 boiling

anonymous · Answer

attachment

stephstar101 · Answer

It's boiling: http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/ @api/deki/files/5713/=HeatCool.gif

stephstar101 · Answer

ha, that link failed, but copy paste it into the URL box and a pretty good graph comes up. I think it'll help a lot

anonymous · Answer

Oh thank you so much! I couldnt do that with my life. But i could do everything else. Maybe just a brain fart. lol.

stephstar101 · Answer

lol, well good luck in chemistry! I actually took it just this year, so I know how frustrating it can get :P