Iodine Clock

Reaction
(with Vitamin C)
What is a clock reaction? (concept)
A clock reaction is a reaction where you cannot observe
the changes in the clear solution formed immediately but
after some time the solution becomes blue. The time
taken by the solution to become blue is the induction
period. Induction period is the initial slow phase in a
reaction, where very less or no reaction takes place.
Aim : To check if the amount of vitamin C added to an
iodine clock reaction affect the time it takes to turn blue.
Variables
● Independent : Amount of vitamin C solution added

● Dependent : Time taken for colour change to happen

● Controlled : Concentration and volume of H2O2,

Amount of starch
Experiment
Solution A : Crush a 1000 mg vitamin C tablet and put it in a beaker. Then add 60 ml of warm water and stir for about
30 seconds.

Solution B : Put 5 ml of solution A into another beaker and add 60 ml of warm water and 5 ml of iodine solution to it.

Solution C : Mix 60 ml warm water, 15 ml H2O2(3%) and 2.5 ml of liquid starch in another beaker.

Now pour solution B into solution C and start the timer immediately. At first, nothing with happen, but after
sometime the solution will turn blue.

Now retry the experiment with 2.5 ml.

Hypothesis
The solution would turn blue faster with less vitamin C.
The time taken for the solution to turn blue with 5 ml of solution A was
around 30 seconds so the time taken with 2.5 ml would be lesser than that as
there is lesser vitamin C.
How does this happens?
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There are two simultaneous reactions are taking
place here. First, the iodide ions react with the
hydrogen peroxide to form water and iodine
compound, which would react with the starch
present in the solution and turn blue. This does
not happen because the vitamin C in the solution
would react with any iodine formed in the first
reaction and form iodine element. This cycle goes
on for sometime until the vitamin C is used up and
then there are both starch and iodine in the
solution so they react and the solution turns blue.
Bibliography
https://sciencebob.com/rapid-color-changing-chemistry/

http://www.chem-toddler.com/clock-reactions.html

http://goldbook.iupac.org/html/I/I03019.html

http://chemistry.elmhurst.edu/demos/TickTock.html

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