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Offline sza

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Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« on: October 08, 2016, 10:56:55 AM »
Hello, I am new to this side.
Can anyone plz tell me:
Why this difference in melting point of sodium acetate trihydrate(58 celcius) and anhydrous sodium acetate(324 celcius)?

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Re: Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2016, 11:26:25 AM »
These are two completely different crystals, why should they melt at the same temperature?
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Re: Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2016, 12:16:03 PM »
 :) thats true but i am looking for an explanation that has something to do with their structure maybe? the molecular interaction forces that are present in the crystals?... anything?


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Re: Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2016, 12:38:37 PM »
Quote from: sza on October 08, 2016, 12:16:03 PM
the molecular interaction forces that are present in the crystals?

Perfect answer.

To some extent you can think about the melting of a hydrate as if it was a dissolution of the salt in the crystallization water. Note, that it is not an exact answer - it is about as handwavy as what you already wrote above.
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Re: Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2016, 12:53:56 PM »
Look for solubility of sodium acetate at different temperatures.
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Re: Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2016, 01:16:30 PM »
Okay tak :)
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Re: Sodium acetat melting point difference??
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2016, 01:16:57 PM »
Sorry ... Tak = Thanks
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