Examining a chemical change

Aim: To determine the effect of a heated and cooled acid on the

reaction between magnesium and acid.

Hypothesis: We believe that because the acid starts at a higher

or lower temperature, the final reaction will have a bigger difference
in temperature.

Safety Considerations:
*wear safety googles because acid could splash on eyes

*Tie up your hair, because the Bunsen burner may catch it on fire.

*Only put Bunsen burner off safety flame when you are heating the
acid, because you could get burnt.

Step-by-step method:
1. Put 2 1cm magnesium ribbon strips into the test tube.
2. Measure 10mL of hydrochloric acid in a measuring cyclinder,
then pour into a test tube.
3. Record intial temperature of room temperature hydrochloric
acid.
4. Record the hottest temperature that is reached.
5. Repeat experiment, but increase the temperature of the
hydrochloric acid to 40 degrees, over the Bunsen Burner in a
beaker, then pour it into a test tube and record highest
temperature the reaction reached.
6. Repeat the experiment, but this time decrease the temperature
to 0 degrees.
Scientific Diagram:

Table of Observations:
Room Temperature heated cooled
Bubbles up quickly, Bubbles up quickly Bubbles up slightly,
Makes a fizzing and dies down soon Also makes a fizzing
sound, after, sound,
Magnesium Also makes a fizzing Magnesium
dissolves, sound, dissolved faster than
Temperature Magnesium room temp reaction
increased. dissolved, but it but slower than
dissolved faster than heated reaction,
room temperature Increase in
reaction, temperature after
Increase in bubbling and fizzing
temperature. had stopped.
Table of results:
Acid initial room temp 18 degrees celcius
Acid room temp highest temp 41 degrees celcius
reached from reaction
Acid heated 40 degrees celcius
Acid heated highest temp 47 degrees celcius
reached from reaction
Acid cooled 0 degrees celcius
Acid cooled highest temp 11 degrees celcius
reached from reaction

Graph of results:
Chart Title

cooled

heated

room temperature

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Orange = highest temperature reached

Blue = initial temperature
Discussion:
The Room temperature acid had a bigger difference from initial heat
to highest heat reached. The cooled acid had a difference of 11
degrees between initial and highest heat reached. The heated acid
had a difference of 7 degrees from initial heat to highest heat
reached.

We used the same amount of acid and magnesium each time. We let
the acid reach its highest heat without interruption. We also
measured each one accurately.

The only problem was we didn’t get to retest the adaptations.

We know it was a chemical change because there was an increase in

temperature.

Conclusion:
Room temperature acid has the biggest difference from initial heat
to highest temperature reached.

By Anna, Grace T. and Alea