Magnesium Ribbon Essays

  • Investigating the Rate of Reaction Between Magnesium Ribbon and Hydrochloric Acid

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    Investigating the Rate of Reaction Between Magnesium Ribbon and Hydrochloric Acid Aim: To find out the rate in which magnesium ribbon dissolves in different molars of hydrochloric acid, and which factors affect the rate of reaction. Prediction: The 'Collision Theory' says that particles can only react if they collide with enough energy for the reaction to take place. As well as the collision theory there are also other factors that will effect how quickly and effectively the reactions

  • Investigating the effect of varying concentration on the reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid

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    on the reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid Aim It is to tell how the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid will be effected if we change the concentration of hydrochloric acid. Introduction In the experiment the magnesium reacts with the hydrochloric acid to create magnesium chloride and hydrogen. The balanced formula for this is: Mg(s) + 2HCL(aq) MgCl2(aq) + H2(g) Magnesium + hydrochloric acid Magnesium Chloride + Hydrogen Magnesium will react with hydrochloric

  • Experiment to investigate factors affecting the rate of reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid

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    the rate of reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid Rates of Reaction: Investigation Experiment to investigate factors affecting the rate of reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid. Chemical reactions between substances are caused by the collision of particles. More collisions mean a quicker rate of reaction. In the reaction between hydrochloric acid and magnesium ribbon, the chemical reaction takes place when the magnesium ribbon is dropped into the hydrochloric

  • how the concentration of acid affects the rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid and calcium carbonate (magnesium ribbon)

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    An investigation to find out how the concentration of acid affects the rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid and calcium carbonate (magnesium ribbon) Planning -------- The aim of my investigation is to find out how changing the concentration of acid affects the rate of the reaction between CaCO3 and HCl. To make my experiments fair tests, I will only change one variable: the concentration of the acid. I will have to keep the volume of the acid, the mass and size of the marble chips and the

  • How Concentration Affects The Speed Of A Chemical Reaction

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    How Concentration Affects The Speed Of A Chemical Reaction Aim --- To investigate the effect of concentration of acid, in the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and magnesium ribbon. Preliminary Research -------------------- The rate of a chemical reaction is the measure of how fast the reaction takes place. In a reaction particles must collide and overcome the fixed amount of energy for the reaction to take place. This energy is called the activation energy. The rate

  • Does Concentrated Acid or Diluted Acid React Faster?

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    am going to carry out a reaction between Magnesium ribbon and Hydrochloric acid. The aim of this investigation is to work out which reacts faster, concentrated acid or diluted acid. I will judge if the reaction is fast or slow by observing the bubbles which occur during the reaction and also observe if the Magnesium has disappeared. Only the concentration of the acid will be changed - the Magnesium is a solid. Magnesium + Hydrochloric Acid Magnesium Chloride + Hydrogen Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq)

  • Determining if the Rate of a Chemical Reaction is Affected by Temperature

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    size and temperature. I have chosen the effect of temperature on a chemical rate of reaction. Aims: The aim of this investigation is to find out the effect of Temperature of the acid, in the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and magnesium ribbon. This reaction is a single displacement reaction, which is when one of the atoms' formulas is exchanged with another one's, like A + BC è AC + B The rate of a chemical reaction is a measure of how fast the reaction takes place. It is important

  • The Rate of Reaction Of Metals with Acids

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    The Rate of Reaction Of Metals with Acids Introduction In this investigation I will be looking at the rate of reaction between a metal, which will be magnesium ribbon, and an acid. The acids will either be hydrochloric, ethanoic, sulphuric or phosphoric acid. I will be finding out if the activation energy changes depending on whether a strong or weak acid is used. I will also be investigating whether or not there is a change in the order of reaction if a dibasic acid is used instead of a monobasic

  • Rates of Reaction

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    reacting with Magnesium Ribbon. I want to find out whether the strength of Hydrochloric acid will affect the speed of the rate of reaction when reacting with Magnesium Ribbon. Variables There are two important independent variables in my investigation the first of which is the concentration of the Hydrochloric Acid used during the investigation. The concentration of the acid will partly determine how fast the reaction takes place, if we put some of the magnesium ribbon into the HCL

  • The Determination of a Rate Equation

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    The Determination of a Rate Equation Aim --- The purpose of this experiment is to develop a method to determine the rate equation for the reaction between Magnesium ribbon and 2.0mol dm Hydrochloric acid, HCl. Hypothesis and Theory --------------------- When I react the magnesium ribbon with hydrochloric acid they will undergo the reaction according to the equation below: Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) à MgCl (aq) + H (g) For a reaction to be successful the molecules must collide with

  • Chemistry Pilot Experiment

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    Chemistry Pilot Experiment Aim: The aim was to become accustomed to working with the equipment and to find optimum levels of hydrochloric acid and magnesium ribbon to produce 60cm of hydrogen, a sensible amount to produce in the real experiment. We also began to investigate the effect of temperature on the rate and the result of the product (hydrogen). It also served to discover any errors in the procedure which could affect the final result and prevent us getting accurate results, thus

  • Investigating Factors that Affect the Rate of Reaction Between a Metal and an Acid

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    temperature, amount of magnesium, concentration of acid, surface area of magnesium and volume of acid. The variable I am going to change is the concentration of acid. I am going to measure how long it takes a piece of magnesium(no more than 20m in length) to react in different concentrations of acid. When magnesium is placed into hydrochloric acid, it reacts by the acid particles colliding with the magnesium particles. I am doing the experiment, using the magnesium in ribbon form. This will give

  • Metal's Reaction with Acid

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    Apparatus-to follow through the experiment I will use the following apparatus: Sulphuric acid Magnesium ribbon Ice cream tub Delivery tube with bung 250ml measuring cylinder for gas collection Conical flask A very small beaker A weighing machine 25ml measuring cylinder for acid Cling-film Method- below is the method I will use: · Firstly I will weigh the magnesium for the correct amount, and measure out the amount of sulphuric acid I wish to use. · I will place

  • Investigating the Effect of Temperature on the Rate of a Reaction

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    Investigating the Effect of Temperature on the Rate of a Reaction Introduction: Magnesium + Hydrochloric acidàmagnesium chloride + hydrogen Mg+2HCl àMgCl2 + H2 This is the reaction I will use for my investigation into the effect of temperature on the rate of a reaction. I will increase the temperature and measure the volume of gas given off over a period of time. I have chosen to use temperature instead of concentration because I believe it will create better results and make

  • The Effect of Acid on the Rate of Reaction with Magnesium

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    The Effect of Acid on the Rate of Reaction with Magnesium Aim: To find out how the concentration of hydrochloric acid affects the rate of reaction with magnesium ribbon. Hypothesis: I think that the lower the concentration of Hydrochloric acid, the slower the rate of reaction with Magnesium ribbon. The reason why is because there are less particles in the same volume so less collisions are possible every second, therefore less effective collisions will occur. Preliminary work:

  • The Effect of Temperature of Hydrochloric Acid on the Rate of Reaction Between Hydrochloric Acid and Magnesium

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    The Effect of Temperature of Hydrochloric Acid on the Rate of Reaction Between Hydrochloric Acid and Magnesium Aim To investigate if the temperature of hydrochloric acid will affect the rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid and magnesium. Magnesium Ribbon + Hydrochloric Acid → Magnesium Chloride + Hydrogen Mg + 2HCl → MgCl² + H² Hypothesis I think that as the temperature of the hydrochloric acid increases so will the rates of reaction. I think this because of the Collision

  • Determination of the Valency of Magnesium

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    Determination of the Valency of Magnesium Objectives: In this experiment, we can know about the quantitative relations between amounts of reactants and products of a reaction so that the stoichiometry reaction can be determined by a known mass of magnesium and a measured collection of hydrogen gas. Introduction: In chemistry, stoichiometry is the study of the combination of elements in chemical reactions. Stoichiometry refers to the relative number of atoms of various elements found

  • Hydrochloric Acid's Effect on The Rate Of Reaction Between Hydrochloric Acid And Magnesium

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    Acid And Magnesium The variables that could be used are: 1. Concentration 2. Particle size/surface area 3. Pressure (for reactions involving gas) 4. Temperature 5. Light 6. Presence of a catalyst. I decided to use the concentration of acid as my variable. I used 5 different strengths of hydrochloric acid. These strengths would determine the rates of reactions. I decided to measure the acid in millilitres. When the magnesium ribbon reacts with the hydrochloric acid, magnesium chloride

  • Concentration's Effect on the Speed of Reaction Between Magnesium and Hydrochloric Acid

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    Concentration's Effect on the Speed of Reaction Between Magnesium and Hydrochloric Acid Planning 1: The aim of this investigation is to find out the effect of acid concentration in the reaction between dilute hydrochloric acid and magnesium ribbon. The rate of a chemical reaction is a measure of how fast the reaction takes place. A high concentration of hydrochloric acid could mean a fast reaction whereas as a low concentration could mean a slow long reaction. I will be testing different

  • How does the length of Magnesium affect the rate of reaction?

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    How does the length of Magnesium affect the rate of reaction? Input Variables – Magnesium strip Hydrochloric acid Outcome Variable - Release of hydrogen I have chosen to investigate whether the difference in length of a Magnesium ribbon, would change the speed in which the reaction between Hydrochloric acid and Magnesium takes. We will measure this by timing how long until the magnesium strip vanishes and there is no release of Hydrogen. Aim: I am trying to find out whether the