Measuring Reaction Rates- RP3

• Rate of reaction is the change in the amount of a reactant or product over time.
• Three experiments:

  • Time taken foe a precipitate to form (Disappearing Cross)
  • Change in mass
  • Gas Volume (gas syringe)
• Typical Method for 'Disappearing Cross'

  1. Measure 10 cm3 of 0.2M hydrochloric acid and 10 cm3 of sodium thiosulfate in separate clean measuring cylinders

  2. Put the solutions in separate boiling tubes

  3. Choose a temperature to investigate use water bath to get the two solutions to that temperature by placing the boiling tubes in the water bath

  4. Place the flask on the centre of the large cross; first add the sodium thiosulfate to the flask

  5. Then add the hydrochloric acid and start the stopwatch and swirl to mix the solutions

  6. Stop the clock when the cross disappears and note the time
• Repeat the experiment for four more different temperatures (maximum temperature should be 70 degrees)