Investigating Effect of temperature on rate of reaction

Raw data
Qualitative data

1. The time taken for the magnesium ribbon to dissolve r was shorter when the
temperature of the acid was higher.
2. The magnesium ribbon started fizzing and dissolving when it was added to the
hydrochloric acid
3. When the Magnesium reacted to the acid it created/ released a white smoke.
4. The experiment is exothermic

Quantitative data

Temperature of the acid Time taken for the Rate of reaction

(°C) magnesium to react (s-1)
9 52.78 0,018

28 28.56 0,035

37 31.76 0,031

41 35.63 0,028

54 23.37 0,042
Conclusion

In this experiment the effect of Temperature on the Rate of a Chemical Reaction was
investigated. From the results in the experiment as the temperature increases the rate of
reaction also increases. This is becauseIf the temperature is raised, the kinetic energies
are increased so that there are more collisions per second.We can see this from our
own results when the temperature of the acid was at 54°C the rate of reaction was 0,042
which shows that the rate of reaction was higher compared to when the temperature of the
acid was at 9°C the rate of reaction was 0,018, the rate of was slower when the temperature
was 9°C. This means the magnesium ribbon disappeared faster when the temperature was at
50°C compared to when the temperature was 9°C.
Evaluation

Sources of Error Improvements that can be made

Not reading the measuring cylinder correctly We can put the measuring cylinder on a flat
when measuring the 20 ml of hydrochloric surface and look at the measure at eye level
Acid making sure the bottom meniscus is at the
20 ml mark

Stopping the stopwatch when the We can take a video to see when exactly the
magnesium has fully disappeared in the magnesium disappeared in the acid.
acid.

Starting the stopwatch exactly when the The person putting the magnesium ribbon
magnesium acid is added into the acid. can count down to zero so that the person
starting the stopwatch knows when to start
the stopwatch.