Rate of Reaction - Sodium Thiosulphate and Hydrochloric Acid
Aim
Investigation, to find out how the rate of reaction between Sodium
Thiosulphate and Hydrochloric acid is affected by changing the concentration. Introduction
I must produce a piece of coursework investigating the rate of reaction, and the effect different changes have on them. The rate of reaction is the rate of loss of a reactant or the rate of development of a product during a chemical reaction. It is measured by dividing 1 by the time taken for the reaction to take place. There is five factors which affect the rate of a reaction, according to the collision theory of reacting particles: temperature, concentration (of solution), pressure (in gases), surface area (of solid reactants), and catalysts. I have chosen to investigate the effect of concentration on the rate reaction. This is because it is the most practical to investigate. Dealing with temperatures is a difficult task especially when we have to keep constant high temperatures. Secondly the rate equation and the constant k changes when the temperature of the reaction changes. We have no gases and solids involved therefore it is easy to deal with solutions. Similarly the use of a catalyst complicates things, and if used incorrectly could alter the outcome of the experiment.
The theory behind this experiment is that 'Increasing the concentration can increase the rate of the reaction by increasing the rate of molecular collisions.'
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I will place the reaction mixture on a paper with a black cross-drawn on it. When the cross is completely obscured, the reaction will have finished. The time taken for this to happen is the measure of the rate of reaction. We must do this several times, and change the concentration of Sodium Thiosulphate.
The rate of reaction is a measure of the change, which happens during a reaction in a single unit of time. The things that affect the rate of reaction are as follows:
· Surface area of the reactants
· Concentration of the reactants
· The temperature at which the reaction is carried out
· Use of a catalyst
Reaction equation is mentioned above but rate equation could only be decided by doing experiments. So the following procedure can be used to carry out the experiment.
Plan
Equipment
· 2 Measuring cylinders
· Beaker
· Stopwatch
· Paper with black cross on it
· Sodium Thiosulphate (different concentrations)
· Hydrochloric acid (same concentration each time)
· Water (different concentrations)
· Pipette
Prediction
I predict that the greater the concentration of Sodium Thiosulphate
Input variables In this experiment there are two main factors that can affect the rate of the reaction. These key factors can change the rate of the reaction by either increasing it or decreasing it. These were considered and controlled so that they did not disrupt the success of the experiment. Temperature-
You can speed up the reaction by stirring the solution. 8. You can also change the rate of the reaction by adding a catalyst, which is something that speeds up the reaction. In my experiment I will change the temperature of the hydrochloric acid. I will not change anything else; I will keep the amount of calcium carbonate, the form of calcium carbonate, the concentration of hydrochloric acid, the surface area of the calcium carbonate and the amount of hydrochloric acid all the same.
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