PLAN
Introduction:
After having built up knowledge about the kinetics of reactions I decided to do an investigation in this area. I was initially introduced to this particular reaction1 in EP6.4 and then in AA2.1. I was interested in using this reaction as a means of potentially supporting and quantifying some of the theories that I have studied along with also perhaps extending on them.
Aim:
Using a clock reaction I shall:
• Investigate the effect of concentration for each reactant and use the results to find the rate equation for this particular reaction.
• Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate and use the results to find the activation enthalpy for this particular reaction.
Background detail
The Reaction:2
The reaction I am studying is often referred to as an ‘iodine clock reaction.’ A clock reaction is where the time taken to form a definite, small amount of a product at the beginning of a reaction is recorded to work out the rate.
This reaction......
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