Experiment 2(b)

AIM: To study the effect of change of temperature on the rate of

reaction.

THEORY:

The rate of a chemical reaction depends to a great extent on temperature.

The rate of reaction increases with increase in temperature. Increase in
temperature increases the kinetic energy of the molecules. Therefore, the
fraction of molecules having energy greater than its threshold energy
increases which results in the increase in the number of effective
collisions per second. It has been observed that in most of the cases for
every 10° rise in temperature, the rate of reaction almost doubles. The
rate. reaction of reaction between Na2SO3 and HCl also increase with
increase in temperature

Na2SO3 (aq) + HCl (aq) → S(s) + 2NaCl(aq) + SO2↑(g) + H2O(l)

APPARATUS & CHEMICALS REQUIRED:

(i) 250 ml beaker,

(ii) conical flask,
(iii)pipette,
(iv) burette,
(v) measuring cylinder,
(vi) dropper ,
(vii) stop watch,
(viii) thermometer
(ix) 0.1 M Na2SO3 ,
(x) 0.1 M HCl solution,
(xi) distilled water

PROCEDURE:

1. 50 ml of 0.1M Na2SO3 solution is taken in a flask and

temperature is noted using a thermometer. 10 ml of 1M
HCl is added to it putting the conical flask on a cross mark.
Stopwatch is started immediately, shaking the contents of
the flask and the time is noted when the cross mark under
the -flask becomes invisible.

2. Flask is emptied and washed.

3. 50 ml 0.1M Na2SO3 is taken in the flask and heated so that

the temperature is 5° above the initial.

4. Flask is removed and the dilute HCl is added immediately

putting the flask on the cross mark. The stopwatch is
started and the time is noted when the mark becomes
invisible.

5. The process is repeated for 10°, 15°, 20° rise in temperature

and the observation is noted.
OBSERVATION TABLE:

SERIAL No. TEMPERATURE Time Taken For the Cross

(in ⁰c) marks to biome invisible
(in seconds)
1
2
3
4
5

GRAPH:

A graph is plotted with time on Y-axis and temperature on the X-axis

which is a rectangular hyperbola

CONCLUSION:

From the graph, we can conclude that with increase in temperature, rate
of reaction increases.

PRECAUTIONS:

1. Apparatus should be thoroughly cleaned each time

2. Measurement of Na2SO3 and HCl should be accurate.
3. Stopwatch should be immediately started when half of the HCl has
been added to the Na2SO3 Solution.
 4. Cross mark should be viewed through the reaction mixture from
top to bottom from the same height.

The following diagram to be drawn on the white page.