The Effects of Concentration on Rates of Reaction

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The Effects of Concentration on Rates of Reaction Plan: I am going to investigate the affects of concentration on rates of reaction. I will do this by investigating the affect that different concentrations of hydrochloric acid have on a certain amount of marble chips. I want to see how long it takes for a set amount of carbon dioxide to be given off once the acid starts reacting with the marble chips. For a chemical reaction to take place the reacting particles must: A) Collide with sufficient energy or force for a reaction to take place. B) Collide head on so the reaction can take place. For this experiment I will be using the following apparatus: 1 boiling tube 1 bung seal 1 delivery tube 1 clamp and clamp stand 1 balance 1 measuring cylinder 1 stopwatch The boiling tube will have an arm on it so that the delivery tube can carry carbon dioxide to the gas syringe. The clamp and clamp stand will help keep the gas syringe steady while it collects the gas. I will measure a set amount of marble chips on the balance and time the experiment with the stopwatch. Louise Hewitt ------------- Equation: Calcium Carbonate + Hydrochloric Acid à Calcium Chloride + Water + Carbon Dioxide The Equation for this reaction is CaCo3 + 2HCL àCaCl2 + H20 + CO2 Fair Testing: To make this experiment a fair test I need to keep all the values that I do not need to investigate the same. The variables that may affect this experiment are: · Size of marble chip - The size of the marble chip will have an effect on the experiment because the larger the surface area, the more acid that will come in contact with the marble and will be able to react more. I did an experiment to see how the size of the marble chip affected the rate of reaction. These are the results.

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