The Effect of Changing Concentration of Hydrochloric Acid on Its Reaction with Carbon Dioxide

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The Effect of Changing Concentration of Hydrochloric Acid on Its Reaction with Carbon Dioxide

Plan

Carbonates, including all forms of limestone, react with hydrochloric

acid to produce Carbon Dioxide:

Calcium ┼ Hydrochloric → Calcium ┼ Water ┼ Carbon

Carbonate Acid Chloride Dioxide

I'm going to experiment with changing the concentration of the

hydrochloric acid in this reaction and seeing how it affects the

amount of Carbon Dioxide that is produced. I predict that the amount

of Carbon Dioxide will increase as the acid is more concentrated. The

ideas behind this prediction are that a high concentration acid will

have more particles, so there will be more chance of collision between

particles and therefore a faster reaction.

The equipment I am going to use is listed here:

* Small marble chips (calcium carbonate)

* Hydrochloric acid

* Water

* Scales (to weigh marble chips)

* Measuring cylinder (to measure the hydrochloric acid/hydrochloric

acid and water solution)

* Gas syringe (to measure the amount of carbon dioxide produced)

* Delivery tube

* Conical flask

* Stop Watch

* Retort stand

Method

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First I will measure out the marble chips (I will decide how much I

will use each time during the preliminary experiment) and hydrochloric

acid solution (This will be a 10ml mixture of water and hydrochloric

acid). This is how much hydrochloric acid and water will be used in

each experiment:

Concentration of acid

Amount of 2 molar * hydrochloric acid (mls)

Water (mls)

Experiment 1

2M

10

0

Experiment 2

1.5M

7.5

2.5

Experiment 3

1.25M

6.25

3.75

Experiment 4

1M

5

5

Experiment 5

0.5M

2.

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