Rate of Reactions

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

1:47 PM

Title: Rates of reaction

Aim: To investigate the effect of concentration on the rate of reaction.

Apparatus: Stop watch, Beakers, Conical flask, Measuring cylinders, Sodium

Thiosulfate, Hydrochloric acid, Teat dropper paper, black marker, water

Method:

Draw an X on a small piece of paper using a black marker.

Measure 10 cm3 of HCl and pour in a conical flask.
Place the conical on the paper marked with the X.
Measure 10 cm3 of Na Thiosulfate and pour it into the same conical flask.
Swirl the conical flask and start the stop watch.
Stop the stop watch when the black X is no longer visible from the mouth the
conical flask.
Throw out the solution and wash out the conical flask with distilled water.
Repeat the process by reducing the sodium thiosulfate concentration by 1
cm3, and increasing the water 1 cm3.
Repeat the process 6 times by reducing the sodium thiosulfate concentration
by 1 cm3, and increasing the water 1cm3.

Observation:

Experiment Volume of Volume of Time/s Rate 1/t/s-

no. Na2SO3/cm3 HCl/cm3 1

1 10 10 22 0.045
2 9 10 24 0.042

3 8 10 28 0.036

4 7 10 34 0.029

5 6 10 42 0.024

6 5 10 60 0.017

7 4 10 72 0.014

Graph volume of Na2SO3 versus 1/t and draw a line of best fit

Discussion:

What is rate of reaction?

Factors that affects rate of reaction. ( this lab used concentration)
Observations as the time increase.
The equation for the reaction is present (balance equation)
Mention the colour of the precipitate and the smell (if there was any).
State that the concentration is directly proportional to rate of reaction.