Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide
Aim: My aim in this experiment is to investigate the effect of
changing the concentration of the substance (Hydrogen Peroxide) in an
enzyme controlled reaction.
Prediction: I predict that the higher the amount of Hydrogen Peroxide
I use then the faster the displacement reaction will be. Therefore,
the less substrate I use then the slower the displacement reaction
will be.
Hypothesis: I performed a preliminary experiment to distinguish the
amount of yeast I will use for the actual experiment.
0.5 grams
1.0 gram
1.5 gram
2.0 grams
2.5 grams
30
72
94
140
202
This therefore shows me that the amount of yeast is directly
proportional to the amount of bubbles.
Apparatus:
In order to complete this experiment I will need the following
apparatus
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· Measuring beaker
· Measuring cylinder
· Side arm test tube & cork
· Rubber bung
· Large syringe
· Small syringe
· Metal rod
· Metal scoop
· Electronic scales
· Stop watch
· Goggles
· Hydrogen Peroxide
· Water
· Yeast
Method: To begin this experiment I set up the apparatus like its shown
in the diagram. I got my two syringes and filled each with a different
solution. I filled one of the syringes with one millimetre of yeast
solution and the other with ten millimetres of hydrogen peroxide. I
then squirted each substance into the side arm test tube to form the
reaction. I then waited to see how much oxygen would fill the
measuring cylinder. After three minutes I measured to see how much
oxygen had passed into the cylinder. This first test was done with
100% hydrogen peroxide and no water. This time I was going to repeat
the same experiment but with different amounts of solution. I made
this test 80% hydrogen peroxide and 20% water. I took the results and
repeated it again with 60% hydrogen peroxide and 40% water. I now made
it 40% hydrogen peroxide and 60% water. Then I made it 20% hydrogen
peroxide and 80% water. After doing this and collecting the results I
had to repeat the whole procedure twice more so I could then get an
average results table. This made sure that I got an average and not
just one set of results. This makes it a fair test as well as keeping
all measurement roughly the same and room temperature kept the same
throughout the entire experiment. I would also need to keep this
experiment safe by wearing goggles to protect my eyes.
Diagram:
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Results:
1st Results
% Of H2O2
Volume of H2O2 in ml
Volume of H2O in ml
Minutes
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Seconds
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100%
10
0
1.36
96
80%
8
2
1.57
117
60%
6
4
2.25
145
40%
4
6
4.18
258
20%
2
8
8.42
522
0%
0
10
Infinity
Infinity
2nd Results
% Of H2O2
Volume of H2O2 in ml
Volume of H2O in ml
Minutes
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Seconds
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100%
10
0
1.27
87
80%
8
2
1.43
103
60%
6
4
2.07
127
40%
4
6
3.59
239
20%
2
8
7.42
462
0%
0
10
Infinity
Infinity
3rd Results
% Of H2O2
Volume of H2O2 in ml
Volume of H2O in ml
Minutes
=======
Seconds
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100%
10
0
1.14
74
80%
8
2
1.36
86
60%
6
4
1.57
117
40%
4
6
3.32
212
20%
2
8
6.30
390
0%
0
10
Infinity
Infinity
Average Results
% Of H2O2
Volume of H2O2 in ml
2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol. The molecular weight of this compound is 146.2g/mol. It is converted into 2-ethyl-1-hydroxyhexan-3-one. This compounds molecular weight is 144.2g/mol. This gives a theoretical yield of .63 grams. My actual yield was .42 grams. Therefore, my percent yield was 67%. This was one of my highest yields yet. I felt that this was a good yield because part of this experiment is an equilibrium reaction. Hypochlorite must be used in excess to push the reaction to the right. Also, there were better ways to do this experiment where higher yields could have been produced. For example PCC could have been used. However, because of its toxic properties, its use is restricted. The purpose of this experiment was to determine which of the 3 compounds was formed from the starting material. The third compound was the oxidation of both alcohols. This could not have been my product because of the results of my IR. I had a broad large absorption is the range of 3200 to 3500 wavenumbers. This indicates the presence of an alcohol. If my compound had been fully oxidized then there would be no such alcohol present. Also, because of my IR, I know that my compound was one of the other 2 compounds because of the strong sharp absorption at 1705 wavenumbers. This indicates the presence of a carbonyl. Also, my 2,4-DNP test was positive. Therefore I had to prove which of the two compounds my final product was. The first was the oxidation of the primary alcohol, forming an aldehyde and a secondary alcohol. This could not have been my product because the Tollen’s test. My test was negative indicating no such aldehyde. Also, the textbook states that aldehydes show 2 characteristic absorption’s in the range of 2720-2820 wavenumbers. No such absorption’s were present in my sample. Therefore my final product was the oxidation of the secondary alcohol. My final product had a primary alcohol and a secondary ketone
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