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Peka F5 Experiment 1 2
Peka F5 Experiment 1 2
Problem statement: How does the concentration of a reactant affect the rate of
reactant?
Variables:
Manipulated variable: Concentration of sodium thiosulphate solution
Responding variable: Rate of reaction
Controlled variable: Temperature, total volume of the reacting
mixture, concentrated and volume of sulphuric
acid, size of conical flask
Apparatus: 150 cm3 conical flasks, 50 cm3 measuring cylinder, 10 cm3 measuring
cylinder, stopwatch.
Materials: 0.2 mol dm-3 sodium thiosulphate solution, 1.0 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid,
distilled water, white paper with a mark ‘X’ at the centre.
Procedure:
1. By using a measuring cylinder, 45 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 sodium
thiosulphate solution was poured into a conical flask.
2. The conical flask was placed on top of a piece of white paper with a
mark ‘X’.
3. By using another measuring cylinder, 5 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 sulphuric
acid was poured quickly and carefully into the conical flask and the
stopwatch was started immediately.
4. The mixture in the conical flask was swirled a few times and placed it
back on the white paper.
5. The mark ‘X’ was observed vertically from the top through the solution
as shown in the diagram above.
6. The time t required for the mark ‘X’ to disappear from sight was
recorded.
7. The experiment was repeated four more times using different volumes
of 0.2 mol dm-3 sodium thiosulphate solution to be diluted with different
volumes of distilled water as shown in the table below. The other
conditions remain unchanged.
8. The results were recorded.
Interpreting Data:
5. Based on the deduction in (4), the relationship between the rate of reaction and
the concentration of sodium thiosulphate solution is, when the concentration of a
reactant increases, the rate of reaction increases.
Disscussion: