Experimental method

1. Five thermostatically controlled water-bath were used in this experiment which

ranged from 30˚C to 70˚C .
2. The temperature of the water in each water bath was controlled by the control knob
located on the right hand side of the bath .
3. A more accurate measurement of water temperature was obtained using a mercury
thermometer immersed in water .
4. 10 cm3 of 0.5 M of Potassium Iodide (KI) and 5 cm3 of 0.01 M Sodium Thiosulphate
( Na2S2O3 )were placed in a boiling tube and the tube was placed in the plastic rack
in the 30˚C water bath .
5. Second tube was placed with 10cm3 of 0.02 M Potassium Peroxydisulphate
( K2S2O8 ) and a small amount of iodine indicator was added .
6. The crystals were allowed to dissolve , and the tube was placed in the rack in the
water bath next to the first
7. The contents of the tubes was allowed to reach the temperature of the thermostat to
monitor the temperature (take care not to contaminate your solutions . Do not transfer
the thermometer from one tube to another ) .
8. The temperature of the water bath was recorded, the contents of one tube was quickly
poured into the other ,and the stopwatch was started .
9. The reactant was stirred and the time of how long it takes for the colourless solution
to turn dark yellow was recorded .
10. The thermostat setting was adjusted and the procedure was repeated in rougly 30˚C to
70˚C.
Introduction

The peroxydisulphate particle, S2O82- (contain peroxide assemble spans the sulfur molecules)
is really an oxyanion and a great oxidizing operator. Actually it tends to be shaped in such an
alternate sort of salt, for example, potassium persulphate, sodium persulphate, and
furthermore ammonium persulfate. These distinctions salts are share a similar trademark
which is water-dissolvable, dismal and most featured is solid oxidants. The primary point of
this experiment is to find the activation energy of its reaction . Essentially, activation energy
is a base vitality requirement for the response to take places. Henceforth, when the response
is barely to happen, its enactment vitality would be higher. Activation energy can be resolved
and got for the diagram against 1/T. Rate of response, K, is characterized as the diminishing
of centralization of the reactants or the expanding of the item per unit time. For this
examination, since the centralization of iodide particles will scarcely changes amid the
investigation, so just the convergence of peroxydisulphate particles take as contemplations.
By and large, the response rate steady, k, can be resolved from the rate law got and it very
well may be utilized to discover k, since k is specifically corresponding to 1/T.