Heating Water Practical Experiment The aim of this experiment to see the temperature in which the solution changes state (SolidLiquidGasLiquid) and imagine (at a particle level) what is actually happening. The apparatus was simply retort with a bosshead and clamp with a data logger in the clamp. We also had an electric heater with a beaker with ice, water and a stirring pill in it. Method: 1. Set up apparatus. 2. Fill beaker with 50mL water and the rest ice. 3. Wait for the temperature drop to 0ºC 4. Turn on heater and stirrer. 5. Wait until it boils. 6. Record for 2 minutes to see the plateau