A melting point apparatus is a scientific instrument that measures the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid. It's used in a variety of fields, including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and material science, to identify substances, evaluate their purity, and characterize their thermal properties.
Here are some things to know about melting point apparatus:
How it works
A melting point apparatus uses a controlled heating process to measure a sample's melting temperature. It works on the principle that a pure compound transitions from solid to liquid over a narrow temperature range.
The melting point apparatus is designed to determine the melting points with high accuracy and is supplied with a silicon oil bath with a heater for heating the bath. The unit has an arrangement to hold the capillary containing the sample in uniformly heating media.