How Does Temperature Affect The Rate Of A Chemical Reaction

In reference to the collision theory, molecules act as small spheres that collide and bounce off each other, transferring energy among themselves when the collide. In order for a reaction to occur, there must be collisions between molecules. Through experimentation, factors are discovered that influence the reaction rates of chemical reactions include the concentration of reactants, temperature, surface area, the physical state of reactants, and a catalyst. This experiment regarding the factors that affect reaction rate tests the effects of increased concentration and

Although unlike the change in concentration, when the temperature of the reactants were either increased or decreased their was no significant change. As shown in table 4. When the temperature was either increased or decreased to 10°C, 30°C, 40°C and 50°C the average times are all within one second of each other. Except for when the reactants were cooled to a further 5°C the reaction time was increased by more than double the reaction time. This showing that the results from the investigation did not fully support the stated hypothesis.

reaction has taken place, for example a gad is given off or a solid is

Hypothesis: If the temperature of the sodium thiosulfate is increased, then the time it takes the precipitate to form will decrease therefore leading to the rate of reaction to increase as well. This can be explained as the temperature increases, the particles in the molecule will be moving more rapidly and hence as they move quicker, they will be colliding with other particles more frequently and with more energy. This energy will likely overcome the activation energy barrier and break the initial bonds and therefore produce a successful reaction and due to the increase in frequency of collisions, the time it takes the precipitate to form will decrease and since the product/precipitate is produced faster, therefore the rate of reaction will increase.

As the temperature increases, so will the rate of enzyme reaction. However, as the temperature exceeds the optimum the rate of reaction will decrease.

Introduction: The rate of a reaction is the speed at which a chemical reaction happens. If a reaction has a low rate, that means the molecules combine at a slower speed than a reaction with a high rate. Some reactions take hundreds, maybe even thousands, of years while others can happen in less than one second. (Chem for Kids, 2016). Reactions require collisions between reactant molecules or atoms. The formation of bonds requires atoms to come close to one another. New bonds can form only if the atoms are close enough together to share electron. Higher temperatures make the collisions between molecules more violent. The higher temperatures mean higher velocities. This means there will be less time between collisions. The frequency of collisions will increase. (Chem, 1999) H2O2 is the chemical formula for hydrogen peroxide. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide will break down into oxygen and water.

Three factors that can affect the rate of reaction are temperature, pH and the salinity.

Many factors effect reaction rates, two shown above include temperature and concentration. Concentration affects the rate of reactions because the more concentrated a solution the more likely collisions between particles will be. This is simply because there are more particles present to collide with each other. When the temperature is higher, particles will

Hypothesis: If the temperature increases, then rate of the chemical reaction will increase as well, and if the temperature decreases, then the rate of reaction will also decrease.

Hypothesis: If the temperature (I.V.) of materials in the reaction are increased, the reaction time (D.V.) will decrease.

Using the yellow tube, which included everything but starch, as the blank, each group zeroed their spectrophotometer. This was done so that any absorbance observed depends only on the amount of starch present, not on any other reagents (buffer, IKI). To zero the spectrophotometer, the wavelength was first set at 580nm, using knob 3 (45). Next, the groups made sure that the light next to “transmittance” was lit, and the chamber to be tightly closed. Having the chamber empty & closed tightly provides reference for the darkest condition possible. Using knob 1, the transmittance was turned until it read 0.0 (45). Before the groups used their blank test tube to zero the spectrophotometer, each needed to wipe the tube with kimwipes to ensure a clean reading. Turning knob 2, each group was then instructed to zero the absorbance, 0.000. Upon removing the blank, each trial was inserted into the chamber (46). The

3. The spectrophotometer was set at 420nm. Distilled water was also used as the ‘blank’.

If the acid is made more concentrated there are more particles, which means collisions are more likely. So, the higher the concentration, the quicker the reaction time is. Temperature also affects the rate of reaction. If the temperature is increased, the particles move quicker so more collisions happen. This means the higher the temperature, the

reaction rate increases. If the temperature of an enzyme gets to high the reaction rate will slow

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