How Concentration affects the rate of reaction

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How Concentration affects the rate of reaction

I am investigating the rates of reaction and how the different

variables can affect it. I know that the temperature, a catalyst,

concentration, the surface area, light and pressure of a gas can

affect the rate of reaction. In this particular experiment I am going

to investigate on how the concentration of one of the reactants

affects the rate of reaction.

To show that the concentration does affect the rate of reaction I am

going to carry out the reaction of sodium thiosulphate and

hydrochloric acid. The reactant I am going to change in concentration

for each experiment/reading is sodium thiosulphate.

Word Equation

Sodium + Hydrochloric Sodium + Sulphur + water + Sulphur

Thiosulphate acid Chloride dioxide

Chemical Equation

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Na2S2O3(aq) + 2HCl(aq) -> 2NaCl(aq) + S(s) + H2O(l) + SO2(g)

Equipment

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Sodium Thiosulphate (NaSO) of different concentrations and volumes

5cm Hydrochloric acid (HCl)

Water of different volumes

Paper marked with a cross

2 Measuring cylinders

Conical Flask

Stopclock

I will set the equipment up as shown in the diagram below

Method

I am going to measure out the right amount (50cm³) and concentrations

of the sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid. I will vary the

concentration of the sodium thiosulphate but will still keep the

volume of the acid the same. I will keep the volume (5cm³) and

concentration (2.0 moi/dm³) of the hydrochloric acid the same.

The table below shows the amount of water I will add to the sodium

thiosulphate to vary the concentration in each experiment.

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Experiment Volume of 0.15 mol/dm (cm) Volume of water Concentration sodium

Number sodium thiosulphate (cm (Cm) thiosulphate solution

(mol/dm)

1 50 0 0.15

2 40 10 0.

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