Topic / Title
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Concentration of
Ethanoic Acid in Vinegar
How pressure affects
the solubility of CO2 in a
soda.
Compare a strong acid
with a weak acid in
terms of their abilities to
catalyze the iodination
of acetone
The relationship
between temperature
and the concentration of
citric acid, measured by
acid-base titration
RQ Methodology (summary) Materials / Apparatus
How does According to the information Materials and Apparatus
temperature affect the discussed in the background an ● Vinegar
concentration of endothermic temperature ● Pipette
Ethanoic acid? increase should increase the ● 50ml burrette
concentration of the analyte. ● Flasks
Ethanoic acid derived from ● NaOH
natural gases is an acid found ● Indicator
in vinegar and it is the most ● Ph indicator
chemically present ingredient ● Water (for
apart from water. It is also rinsing
naturally found in hydrocarbons glassware
in the cells of plants and
animals. I will be titrating 2 sets
of vinegar with a known
concentration of NaOH. One
set of vinegar titrations will be
pre-heated too X temperature
while the other set of vinegar
titrations will be room
temperature to compare the
effects. Each set will be
repeated 3 times and averaged
out to reduce uncertainty of
findings. Subsequently to each
titration, I will test the pH of the
vinegar with a ph meter and
create an equivalence graph. At
the end of the investigation I
will compare the graphs as part
of my analysis. When adding
heat to CH3COOH it becomes
CH3COO- + H decreasing the
pH of the acid. My hypothesis is
that the acetic acid will
decrease in concentration as
heat increases.
The pressure of the tested ● Vacuum
What is the effect of liquid would be decreased Chamber
pressure on the inside a vacuum chamber, and ● Soda
amount of CO2 in a the change in pH would be ● Bluetooth pH
soda? measured. This change in pH measure
would be used to find out the ● Beaker
amount of CO2 in the solution
and compared to the change in
pressure.
Does a strong acid Find the reaction rate at HCl
reduce the activation different temperatures, then Ethanoic acid
energy more plot an Arrhenius equation Aqueous iodine
effectively than a graph to determine the Acetone
weak acid does? activation energy. Do this Spectrophotometer
experiment with the two
catalysts I chose and compare
the two activation energy.
What is the Calculating the molarity of ● A 50-mL
relationship between C3H5O(COOH)3 during beaker
temperature and the titration( with NaOH) at 30℃， ● A lighter
concentration of citric ● A 50-mL
45℃ and 60℃.
acid, measured by burette
The experiment will be
acid-base titration?
comparing the molarity at 30℃
 ，45℃ and 60℃ to see at which ● A 5-mL
volumetric
temperature C3H5O(COOH)3
pipette
will have a higher concentration
● 0.1 M
NaOH(aq)
● Lemon juice
● Phenolphthalei
n
● A burette
stand
● A 125-mL
Erlenmeyer
flasks
● A funnel
● An alcohol
lamp
● An iron
support
● An asbestos-
free wire
gauze
● A pipette bulb
● A
thermometer
● A flask

Reaction rate How can using the To conduct the experiment, Apparatus:
PH of the solution obtain a beaker and set up - Beaker
determine the logger pro on your laptop so - Stirring rod
reaction rate of that it records the PH of the - Laptop w/
different metal oxides solution every second. Measure logger pro
reacting with out 1 mole of CaO on a scale - pH meter
hydrochloric acid? and put it into the beaker. Then - HCl
measure out 1 mole of HCl and - CaO
put it in the beaker and record - Cr2O3
the reaction. Use logger pro to - Fe2O3
measure the rate of reaction - CuO
over time for CaO with HCl. - ZnO
Repeat this process four more - Scale
times with the moles of the
reactants differing every
reaction, like such:
1 mole of CaO and 1 mole of
HCl
2 moles of CaO and 1 mole of
HCl
3 moles of CaO and 1 mole of
HCl
1 mole of CaO and 1 mole of
HCl
1 mole of CaO and 2 moles of
HCl
1 mole of CaO and 3 moles of
HCl

Repeat this experiment for

each metal oxide being reacted
with HCl.
The change in PH is how we
measure the reaction
Use logger pro to collect and
record the data.

Enzyme Kinetics - the How do changes in In order to mimic the conditions Materials / Apparatus
rate of the catalysed temperature influence of the human body, 5 water needed:
hydrolysis of starch by the rate of the baths will be arranged, with the ● Pipette
amylase control bath having a ● Beaker
temperature of 37°C, the ● Stirring Rod
 catalysed hydrolysis approximate regular internal ● Spectrophoto
of starch by amylase? body temperature. The baths meter
will have temperatures at 34°C ● Tubs
, 36°C , 38°C , and 40°C. A ● Amylase
spectrophotometer will be used. ● Maltose
Maltose produces a slight ● Starch
orange color, and has an ● Laptop with
absorbance value of 370 nm. Logger Pro
Hence, a control sample of ● Thermometer
maltose will be examined
utilizing a spectrophotometer.
Each reaction occuring in the
water baths will be allowed an
hour. samples from each water
bath will be taken and observed
using the spectrophotometer at
10 minute intervals. This will
allow for a direct comparison
among the different conditions,
and allow for confirmation that
maltose was produced in each
reaction. In order to eliminate
random error, this experiment
will occur over 4 trials. Results
will be averaged, then graphed
using logger pro in order to
calculate the rates of each
reaction.

The Effect of How does varying The Aspirin tablets were Apparatus -- Chemical:
Temperature on the temperatures (IV) hydrolyzed in a dilute ethanol - Distilled Water
Hydrolysis of Aspirin affect the rate solution, as it wasn’t ideal to (2 dm3)
constant of Aspirin place them in a humid or highly
- Aspirin (6.0 g)
hydrolysis (DV)? temperature environment
before ingestion. After mixing - Iron (III)
the solution and salicylic acid Chloride
with iron (III) chloride, the Solution (4200
concentration will be measured cm3 of 0.025
every 10 minutes of the mol dm-3)
produced purple complex. - Salicylic Acid
Qualitatively, the opacity of the
(80 cm3 of 1.0
product and its light
absorbance will be g dm-3)
proportionate to the specific - 4% Ethanol
concentration of salicylic acid. It Solution (2600
will then be compared to an cm3)
individually-established
calibration curve to determine Apparatus -- Physical:
the concentrations of salicylic - 2 Water Baths
acid and Aspirin. With the ( ±0.1°C)
obtained data, two graphs will - Stirring Rod
be plotted - a graph of Aspirin - Test Tubes
concentration against time, and - Graduated
Aspirin concentration against Pipette
rate. The gradient of the (±0.01cm3)
tangent at various points will - Measuring
reveal the rate of reaction at Cylinders
different Aspirin concentrations (±0.1cm3)
from the first graph. Separately, - Graduated
the slope of the graph of Aspirin Flasks (5 x
concentration against rate will 50cm3)
reveal the hydrolysis rate - Colorimeter
constant k under the reaction’s (with green or
conditions. yellow filter)
- Colorimeter
Cuvette
- Scale (±0.01g)