Investigating the Factors Influencing the Rate of Reaction Between Sodium Thiosulphate and Dilute Hydrochloric Acid

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Investigating the Factors Influencing the Rate of Reaction Between Sodium Thiosulphate and Dilute Hydrochloric Acid Introduction In a reaction, the initial materials are called the products, and the result materials are known as products. The time it takes for a reaction to happen in is known as the speed or rate of the reaction. The coursework entails investigating the rate of reaction between Sodium Thiosulphate and Dilute Hydrochloric acid and the effect of different variables on the reaction. When a reaction between Sodium Thiosulphate and an acid, a cloudy, yellow precipitate is formed. To see the time it takes a reaction to occur there will be a measure of the time it takes for the precipitate to occur. Looking through the conical flask with the Sodium Thiosulphate and Hydrochloric acid solution, observing the 'X', until it disappears, will do this. This is when the precipitate has formed. The actual reaction in this experiment is: Sodium thiosulphate + hydrochloric acid ==> sodium chloride + sulphur dioxide + water + sulphur Na2S2O3(aq) + 2HCl(aq) ==> 2NaCl(aq) + SO2(aq) + H2O(l) + S(s) There are a number of factors that alter the speed of chemical reactions; these include temperature, concentration of reactions in solution, pressure in gases, surface area, presence of light, and the addition of catalysts. In the experiment that I will conduct, I will vary the concentrations of the solution, whilst ensuring the rest of the variables are kept constant. The dependant variable will be the rate of the reaction or the time taken for a reaction to be present, all other variables are fixed. Diluting the solutions with water will vary the concentrations of Sodium Thiosulphate. The 8 different concentrations will be: 1.0M 0.875M 0.75M 0.625M 0.5M 0.375M 0.25M 0.125M Prediction I predict that the higher the concentration of Sodium Thiosulphate, then the higher the rate of reaction. I predict that the rate of reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of Sodium Thiosulphate. I predict that 1.0M of Sodium Thiosulphate will have the

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