Rachel Hudson 11 Alacoque

Lab # 16 Date:
Topic: Rates of Reaction
Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of a chemical reaction

Apparatus/materials: White tile conical flask stop clock

Dilute HCl (aq) sodium thiosulphate measuring cylinder
Thermometer black marker

Procedure:

1. Place a black mark on the white tile.

2. Measure 10 cm3 of sodium thiosulphate and pour into a conical flask.
3. Add 40 cm3 of water and 5 cm3 of acid to the flask and swirl gently. Place it on the
white tile.
4. Measure the temperature of the mixture, and start the timer immediately.
5. Record the time taken for the X to disappear.
6. Repeat the steps above several times but warm the flask to the following temperatures:
40 °C, 50 °C, 60 °C, 70 °C, 80 °C
7. Tabulate the results and calculate the rate at each temperature.
8. Plot a graph of rate versus temperature.

Results:
Table showing the temperature, time and rate of each reaction
Temperature (°C) Time (s) Rate of reaction (s-1)
Room temperature 27 482 0.002075
40 107 0.009346
50 98 0.010204
60 48 0.020833
70 46 0.021739
80 27 0.037037
Reflection:
I have learned that the rate of reaction is the change in concentration of reactant or product with
time at a stated temperature. In this experiment, the time taken for the reaction to take place was
recorded at different temperatures. The rate of reaction was calculated in each instance (using
1/time). I also drew a graph of rate of reaction versus temperature. This better showed how the
rate changed as the temperature changed. Knowing what factors increase and decrease rates of
reaction is important, as it is essential in manufacturing chemicals that we use in our daily lives,
like fertilizers, drugs and cleaning supplies.

Conclusion:

As temperature increases, the rate of chemical reaction increases. This is because as temperature
increases, the kinetic energy of the particles increases, so there are greater chances of effective
collisions.