Lab Report: Reaction Rates

Objective: In this activity, you will perform a virtual investigation to determine how temperature affects the rate
of a chemical reaction.

Pre-Lab Questions
1. Explain how increasing the concentration of the reactants will affect a chemical reaction.
2. How does a catalyst affect the rate of a chemical reaction?
3. Compare the average kinetic energy of molecules of a cold solution to the average kinetic energy
of molecules in a warm solution.

Hypothesis and Variables

6. Record your hypothesis:

7. List the variables in your experiment:

Independent variable –
Dependent variable –
Controlled variables –

Data
Trial Time for reaction to Time for reaction to Observations
complete in hot water complete in cold water

Graphs
Graph Trial 1
(Insert your graph here. You may use the Create A Graph tool located in the course toolkit for help
creating a graph.)
Graph Trial 2
(Insert your graph here. You may use the Create A Graph tool located in the course toolkit for help
creating a graph.)

Analysis and Conclusions

1. How did the temperature affect the time it took for the antacid tablet to react in water?
2. Review your data. Did your experiment support your hypothesis? Support your claim with data from
your experiment.
3. What evidence indicates that a chemical reaction took place?
4. Predict what would happen if the same experiment was conducted with room temperature water.
Use evidence from the experiment to support your claim.

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5. What other technique (besides temperature) could be used to increase the reaction rate between
water and the antacid tablet? Use what you have learned about reaction rates to explain.

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