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Melt Station

Melt Station

£924.00 ex VAT | £1,108.80 Inc VAT

Vernier’s Melt Station connects to LabQuest, LabQuest Mini, Go!Link, or LabPro. It is used to measure the melting point temperature of solid substances.

  • Accurate results using built-in RTD over a range of 30°C to 260°C
  • High-quality 6X viewing lens for clear observation of the samples
  • Innovative, adjustable tilt allows for optimal viewing angle
  • Cooling fan reduces time between tests

Each Melt Station comes with 100 standard capillary tubes. Additional packages of 100 are available.

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Experiments

The Melt Station can be found in the following Vernier Lab Book:-

Organic Chemistry with Vernier

  • Determining Melting Temperature
  • Recrystallization of Benzoic Acid and Aspirin
  • Identifying an Unknown Analgesic by Melting Temperature and Thin-Layer Chromatography
  • Separation of Organic Compounds by Acid-Base Extraction Techniques
  • The Synthesis and Analysis of Aspirin
  • Synthesis of Dibenzalacetone by Aldol Condensation
  • The Diels-Alder Reaction of Anthracene with Maleic Anhydride
  • Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Ferrocene

Specification

  • Dimensions: Base: 13 cm x 15 cm x 1.5 cm, Body: 9 cm x 9 cm x 24 cm
  • Weight: 1.0 kg (2.2 lbs)
  • Resolution: 0.10°C
  • Accuracy: ± 0.31 + 0.0006T, where T is the temperature in Celsius
  • Safety shut down: The heating block is automatically powered down after approximately sixty minutes of heating.
  • Capillary tubes: 1.4-1.8 mm outside diameter, 100 mm length
  • Capillary tube slots: 3
  • Viewing Lens: 27 mm diameter (functional), 30 mm (actual)
  • Lighting of capillary slots: 3 white LED
  • Lighting of Control Dial: Red LED (indicates heating mode), Blue LED (indicates cooling mode with cooling fan running), Yellow LED (safety shut off activated)

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Requirements

Choose a platform below to see compatible interface and software options

InterfaceLabQuest App
LabQuest 3

Full Support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full Support
Vernier LabQuest
(Discontinued)
Full Support

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis for ComputersLogger Pro
(Discontinued)
Logger Lite
(Discontinued)
LabQuest MiniFull supportFull supportFull support
LabQuest 3Full supportFull supportIncompatible
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full supportFull supportFull support
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
USB OnlyFull supportUSB Only
Go!LinkNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
Original LabQuest
(Discontinued)
Full supportFull supportFull support
LabPro
(Discontinued)
IncompatibleFull supportFull support

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis (Web App)
LabQuest MiniFull support
LabQuest 3Full support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full support
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
Full Support1
Vernier LabQuest
(Discontinued)
Full support

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis
LabQuest 3Full support 1
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
Full support
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full support 1

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
1.Mobile devices can only connect to LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via Wireless Data Sharing

InterfaceSoftware
Graphical Analysis
LabQuest 3Full support 1
LabQuest 2
(Discontinued)
Full support 1
LabQuest Stream
(Discontinued)
Full support

COMPATIBILITY NOTES
1.Mobile devices can only connect to LabQuest 2 or LabQuest 3 via Wireless Data Sharing.

What's Included

  • Vernier Melt Station
  • 100 standard capillary tubes
  • Power supply
  • User manual