ways to increase the reaction rate: increase temperature‚ add a catalyst‚ increase surface area‚ and increase the concentration of reactants. The objective of this lab was to experimentally show how temperature and surface area impact the rate of reaction‚ so only two of these methods were tested. The evidence indicates that increasing surface area increases the reaction rate‚ and increasing temperature also increases the reaction rate. Temperature is the measure of the average kinetic energy of
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evaporates‚ it lowers the temperature of the substances around them‚ because evaporation is an endothermic process. In the graph‚ each substance has a different curve. Some lowered the temperature much more than others. This is because different substances require differing amounts of energy to evaporate. To test this‚ the temperature change from the evaporation of 4 different alcohols was measured and compared‚ along with cyclohexane. Methanol had the largest change in temperature‚ 18.9 ºC. This indicates
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How can the specific heat capacity of water be used to regulate temperature? Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy needed to increase the temperature of an object by 1˚C. The formula that uses specific heat is Q = mc∆T‚ where Q is heat energy‚ c is specific heat‚ and ∆T is the change in temperature. The amount of heat energy depends on the mass‚ or the size of an object‚ and the specific heat capacity‚ which depends on the substance it is made from. The specific heat capacity of water
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Nicole Reardon Biology 1520‚ Section P2 Effects of penicillin and temperature on the growth of Escherichia coli Abstract Bacteria growth is known to be either augmented or impeded by a number of various factors; in this experiment‚ our group tested how E. coli is affected by penicillin as well as how different temperatures can affect bacteria growth. We know that antibiotics are generally specialized against certain types of bacteria—more specifically‚ some are most effective against Gram-negative
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Hypothesis: Temperature of water affects the time taken for salt to dissolve Introduction: In this is will be doing a coursework an experiment in which I will be trying to prove my hypothesis? I will do a set of trial experiment and a main one which I will be trying different temperature‚ which I can prove that this will work and to make sure I get hang of it when I do my real experiment. I will also draw a set of graphs in which I can show which can show if this proves my hypothesis. Important
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An experiment to investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction of the Enzyme Trypsin. Aim: This investigation was on the effect temperature has on the rate that the enzyme trypsin hydrolyses its substrate‚ a protein found in milk (casein). This investigation was conducted under controlled conditions‚ the temperature being the changeable variable. Trypsin and its substrate (powdered milk which is a source of the protein casein) were heated in a water bath. The contents of the two
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work properly. The focus of this study is to measure the effects of external factors of temperature‚ pH and enzyme concentration levels and how it effects the catalyst reaction times of catecholase and peroxidase enzymes using potato extract. A review on how enzymes react under certain external conditions gave a good foundation to base this experiments hypothesis when looking at concentration of enzymes‚ temperature and pH levels.
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Lab #5: Dissolved Oxygen Lab Be sure to read and understand the below instructions BEFORE the lab! Experiment 1: Investigating the Effect of Temperature and Salinity on the Concentration of Dissolved Oxygen in Water Introduction: In an aquatic environment‚ oxygen must be in a solution in a free state (O2) before it is available for use by organisms (bio-available). Its concentration and distribution in the aquatic environment are directly dependent on chemical and physical factors and are
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substrate‚ temperature‚ ph and effect of a competitive inhibitor phosphate ions. This is determined by the reaction of hydrolysis by p-nitrophenylphosphate (PNP) as a substrate by the enzyme phosphatase. Abstract The hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl phosphate has been studied in human red blood cells. To see if hydrolysis was related to the functioning of the sodium pump. Acid phosphatase catalysis’s the hydrolysis of p-nitophenyl phosphate under four different objectives ph‚ temperature‚ substrate
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of all three trials. Heat tends to increase the rate of chemical reactions‚ explained in the article Temperature Effects (Introduction to Enzymes) by Chris Jamison. “Like most chemical reactions‚ the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction increases as the temperature is raised. A ten degree rise in temperature will increase the activity of most enzymes by 50 to 100% . Variations in reaction temperature as small as 1 or 2 degrees
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