Chemistry Lab Write-Up
The Effect of Temperature on the Rate of the Reaction Between Calcium Carbonate and 1.0 M Hydrochloric Acid
Josue Montoya
IB Chemistry SL
Mr. Pham
Due Date: 07 March 2013
Dates Experiment Was Conducted: 27, 28, 29 February 2013
INTRODUCTION
Research Question:
How does altering the temperature at which calcium carbonate and 1.0 M hydrochloric acid react, affect the rate of reaction?
Aim:
The purpose of the experiment is to demonstrate how changing the temperature at which a reaction takes place, either by lowering the temperature or making the temperature rise, affects the rate at which the reaction proceeds. To demonstrate how changing the temperature at which a reaction takes place affects the rate of the reaction, the reaction between calcium carbonate and 1.0 M hydrochloric acid will be observed at 5 various temperature readings. The 5 varying temperatures are targeted towards being at 10ºC, 20ºC, 30ºC, 40ºC, and 50ºC. It is highly improbable that each trial for each of the 5 different temperatures will be the exact temperature that was targeted, so it’s just important that you end up having a temperature fairly close to the targeted temperatures so that the rates of reactions that you do receive are as correct as possible. The rates of reaction will be obtained using an apparatus that will guide the carbon dioxide gas being produced from the reaction between the 1.0 M hydrochloric acid and the calcium carbonate from a reaction chamber into a flask containing water. This experiment will be performed by placing about 3.0 grams of calcium carbonate chips into a flask containing 35 mL of 1.0 M hydrochloric acid at one of the targeted temperatures. This flask is called the reaction chamber because it is the flask that contains the actual occurring reaction. The reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid creates carbon dioxide as one of its products. When the carbon dioxide goes
Josue Montoya
IB Chemistry SL
Mr. Pham
Due Date: 07 March 2013
Dates Experiment Was Conducted: 27, 28, 29 February 2013
INTRODUCTION
Research Question:
How does altering the temperature at which calcium carbonate and 1.0 M hydrochloric acid react, affect the rate of reaction?
Aim:
The purpose of the experiment is to demonstrate how changing the temperature at which a reaction takes place, either by lowering the temperature or making the temperature rise, affects the rate at which the reaction proceeds. To demonstrate how changing the temperature at which a reaction takes place affects the rate of the reaction, the reaction between calcium carbonate and 1.0 M hydrochloric acid will be observed at 5 various temperature readings. The 5 varying temperatures are targeted towards being at 10ºC, 20ºC, 30ºC, 40ºC, and 50ºC. It is highly improbable that each trial for each of the 5 different temperatures will be the exact temperature that was targeted, so it’s just important that you end up having a temperature fairly close to the targeted temperatures so that the rates of reactions that you do receive are as correct as possible. The rates of reaction will be obtained using an apparatus that will guide the carbon dioxide gas being produced from the reaction between the 1.0 M hydrochloric acid and the calcium carbonate from a reaction chamber into a flask containing water. This experiment will be performed by placing about 3.0 grams of calcium carbonate chips into a flask containing 35 mL of 1.0 M hydrochloric acid at one of the targeted temperatures. This flask is called the reaction chamber because it is the flask that contains the actual occurring reaction. The reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid creates carbon dioxide as one of its products. When the carbon dioxide goes
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