Effects of TEMPERATURE on Thymol

Introduction

• Our question was does Thymol crystallize faster  at colder Temperatures 

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Hypothesis

• That Lower Temperatures = Faster crystallization  

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Materials

• Thymol, water, hot plate, beaker, thermometer, 
• microscope, slides, freezer, and a watch glass. 

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Procedure

• melt the thymol
• use eye dropper to place thymol on slide
• record temperature of surrounding area
• record length of time for thymol to crystalize

Resuults

Day One

• Freezer: -10 degrees C, 22.62 sec 
• Room: 22 degrees C, 2:43 min

Day Two

• Freezer: -10 degrees C, 24.6 sec
• Room: 20 degrees C, 2:30 min

Day Three

• Freezer: -8 degrees C, 25.3 sec
• Room: 23 degrees C, 2:47 min

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Conclusion

• Our hypothesis was correct