SPA Skill 3

Practice Task 2 (1 hr task, please time yourself)

A blur blur student in STC is given an assignment which will be counted

in her SA 1.

Her assignment is as follows: to investigate the effect of particle

size on the rate of reaction of calcium carbonate in dilute
hydrochloric acid.

From what you have learnt in class, you understand that the rate of
reaction is the time taken for a given quantity of reactants to change
into products. When calcium carbonate is put in dilute hydrochloric
acid, the following reaction takes place:
CaCO3 + 2HCl → CaCl2 + H2O + CO2

She is tasked to investigate the effect of particle size on the rate of this
reaction and requires your help.

She is provided with

- marble chips and calcium carbonate powder
- 1mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid.
- Common lab apparatus

Your task is to plan a practical report to assist her in conducting her

assignment. (Note that as she is a blur blur student, she has zero
knowledge of chemistry except knowing the apparatus and plotting
graph.)

Your practical report should have the following.

- Describe e the problem/ approach of you investigation

- List all variables /conditions
- List out all the apparatus needed
- Write you suggested procedure as a series of step by step
instructions
- Describe how data collected are processed to fulfill the purpose
of the investigation
- Include diagram of the investigation set-up, if necessary.