Monday, February 4, 2019

Factors that affect the rate at which Sodium Thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) reac

I am to investigate the agents that affect the charge per unit at which SodiumThiosulfate (Na2S2O3) reacts with Hydrochloric Acid (HCl).When sodium thiosulfate is mixed with hydrochloric acid, a response canvasss place, leading to a precipitate of sulphur being formed. Thisturns the solution cloudy. I shall use this clouding to investigate afactor that affects the rate of reaction, the factor beingtemperature.To do this, I shall react Sodium Thiosulfate with Hydrochloric Acid ata range of temperatures, between 20C and 40C, at 5C intervals,leading to 5 results. The experiment shall be carried go forth twice, togive accuracy, and allowing me to check for agreement between results.I predict that as the temperature that the reaction takes place atincreases, the less time it will take for the reaction to take placeand for the solution to cloud. My prediction is based on the collisiontheory, which says that Reacting species must hit in concert Species must hit together with more than t he energizing energy neededIncreasing the temperature of the atoms taking straggle makes them movemore and faster, enabling more collisions to take place, speeding upthe reaction. The added heat energy also allows more collisions tohave the required activation energy, again, speeding up the reaction.In order to make this experiment a fair test, I changed only one inputvariable, the temperature. I unploughed the amount and concentration of theliquids the same (20m...

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