Time (min.

) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Volume (mL) 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.7 2 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 4 4.3 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.7

A student conducted an experiment to determine what factors are important in the rate of a reaction between potassium carbonate and hydrochloric acid. The student diluted 2.000 mL of 4.000 M K2CO3 to 75.00 mL, then combined that solution with 75.00 mL of 4.000 M HCl. The student tabulated the amount of CO2 gas collected over time and recorded the results in the columns to the left. 1. Use a rearrangement of PV = nRT to solve for the number of moles of CO2 produced. You may assume atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Enter (and fill down) your formula in column C. 2. Make a scatter plot of moles of CO2 versus time. Make sure the plot has the following features: -y axis shows moles CO2, x axis shows time in minutes -plot created as a separate sheet in the workbook -a proper title -labeled axes -sensible scales on the axes -no gridlines -a colorless background to the plot -solid green squares as data markers -a line of best fit (trendline) which passes through the origin -the equation of the line and R2 value in scientific notation to three decimal places

3. Think about what the information in your trendline provides. What does the slope and y-intercept tell you? Be prepared to talk about these and other points in discussion.
Email the resulting workbook to your TA as an attached file. Include your student ID in the email message AND on the spreadsheet.