Rate of Reaction Between Marble Chips and Hydrochloric Acid

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Rate of Reaction Between Marble Chips and Hydrochloric Acid The aim of this experiment is to find out how different variables affect the rate at which the reaction between Marble chips (CaCO ) and Hydrochloric acid (HCl) takes place. There are many variables that affect the rate of this reaction such as the following: 1. Temperature 2. Concentration (Pressure for gases) 3. Catalyst 4. Surface area In my investigation I will be testing how changing the concentration of the Hydrochloric acid. The aim is to find out if changing the concentration of the hydrochloric acid solution has an effect on the time taken for the reaction. The reaction that will take place is: Hydrochloric acid + Calcium Carbonate à Calcium Chloride + Water + Carbon dioxide 2HCl (aq) + CaCo3 (s) à CaCL2 (aq) + H2O + CO2 (g) Collision theory - Collisions between reactant particles are needed for the reaction to take place in order to form a product. Some collisions are successful and give a product while others don't because particles don't have enough energy. Activation energy - The amount of energy needed for the reaction to be started. If there is enough energy then the reaction takes place and a product is formed, but if there isn't enough then no reaction takes place. There are two possibilities for increasing the rate of reaction: 1. The activation energy is reduced so that there is a better chance of particles having enough energy to react. Reactants will need less energy to react. 2. The number and strength of collisions is increased so that the reaction can happen faster. If the particles have more energy then more particles will be able to react. Solid reactants like marble chips are effected by surface area, the larger the surface area the more collisions that will take place. This will increase the rate of reaction and decrease the time taken. Liquid/ Aqueous reactants rely on collisions for more collisions to take place.

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