Chemical Reaction Lab

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The purpose of this investigation was to test the hypothesis that if a solution is more concentrated, then the reaction time of a chemical reaction including that solution would decrease because there would be less water molecules in the way of the two combining solutions. The results of this investigation do support the hypothesis. There were three tests in this investigation. The first test or the control test consisted of combining 10 mL of KIO3 and 10 mL of NaHSO3, in which the KIO3 had a molarity of .02. The second test consisted of combining 5 mL of water and 5 mL of KIO3 to create a .01 M KIO3 solution, which then combined with 10 mL of NaHSO3 . Lastly, the third test consisted of combining 3 mL of KIO3 and 7 mL of water to create …show more content…

For example, the difference in average reaction rates of the highest concentration, 5 seconds, compared to the lowest concentration, 32.5 seconds, was 27.5 seconds. This means it took an average of 27.5 seconds more for the .0085 M KIO3 solution to react compared to the .02 M KIO3 solution, which suggests that as the concentration of the chemical increased the reaction rate of the chemical reaction including that chemical decreased. It is possible that as a chemical becomes less concentrated by dilution, the water molecules may get in the way of the two combining chemicals. As a result, the rate of the reaction would decrease. The results of this investigation showed a significant increase in the rate of the reaction as the concentration of the KIO3 solution decreases, this suggests that the more concentrated a solution is, the faster a chemical reaction will be if that reaction includes that solution. Therefore, the hypothesis that if a solution is more concentrated, then the reaction time of a chemical reaction including that solution would decrease was

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