Chemical Reaction Lab Report

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The area of chemistry that deals with the study of reaction rates and their mechanisms is called chemical kinetics. Chemical kinetics also helps to define the condition in which the reaction rate can be reformed. Temperature, concentration and catalysts are factors that are considered to affect the rate of a chemical reaction. In this experiment, the objectives are to measure the rate of the decomposition of H_2 O_2 (Hydrogen Peroxide), with the presence of the catalyst KI (Potassium Iodide), determine the kinetic order of both reactants, and find the calculations for the activation energy of the reaction. The pressure above a mixed solution of H_2 O_2 and KI with numerous concentrations and temperatures were observed over four different trials …show more content…

Once the order of reaction is determined, the rate constant k can be calculated by the average of the rate constants from the trials at room temperature. The order of reactions tells which molecular components are present during the rate-limiting step of the reaction. The temperature of the reaction affects the rate constant. This can be seen from the Arrhenius equation for most reactions. As the temperature increases, the rate of the reaction also increases. The formula for this is, k = Ae-Ea/RT. The activation energy, Ea, is the minimum amount of energy needed for a specific reaction to occur, R is the gas constant and T is the Kelvin temperature. The last objective it to find the calculations for the energy of the …show more content…

For trials one and two, 10 mL of KI was place3d in a 20 mL syringe and hooked up to the fitted cork. The flask was then checked to make sure it was sealed, and the stopper was closed. To begin the experiment, the stir plate was turned on to 400 RPM and the KI was injected into the flask for the reaction and all data was captured in Logger Pro. A total of four trials were completed. The first trial was done using original stock solutions. The other three were performed at different starting concentrations of H2O2 and KI for each different trial. After all chemicals were disposed of down the house hold drain with running water, the calculations were done. Rate was calculated in Logger Pro, X and Y were calculated using Rate = [A]x[B]y for two similar trials divided over one

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