Iodine Clock Reaction Research

This website was used on October 3, 2014 to help develop a better understanding of collision theory in order to explain the various factors affecting the rate of reaction.

There are three stages of the overall reaction. Reaction 1 is the rate determining reaction whereby iodide ions from Potassium Iodide (KI) are oxidised by Hydrogen Peroxide (H₂O₂) in an acidic solution. This reaction utilises the Hydrogen ion from Sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄) to form triiodide ions and water as products (B Z. Shackhashiri, 1992).

The diagram above shows the theory that the rate of reaction will continue to climb until all the active sites are being used and the rate will level off but does not stop.

A chemical reaction is when substances (reactants) change into other substances (products). The five general types of chemical reactions are synthesis (also known as direct combination), decomposition, single replacement (also known as single displacement), double replacement (also known as double displacement), and combustion. In this lab, the five general types of chemical reactions were conducted and observations were taken before, during, and after the reaction. Then the reactants and observations were used to determine the products to form a balanced chemical equation. The purpose of this lab was to learn and answer the question: How can observations be used to determine the identity of substances produced in a chemical reaction?

Abstract: This two part experiment is designed to determine the rate law of the following reaction, 2I-(aq) + H2O2(aq) + 2H+I2(aq) + 2H2O(L), and to then determine if a change in temperature has an effect on that rate of this reaction. It was found that the reaction rate=k[I-]^1[H2O2+]^1, and the experimental activation energy is 60.62 KJ/mol.

Introduction: The rate expression for this reaction is of the form: rate = K(CV+)M(OH-)N Where k = re constant, m is the order of the reaction with respect to the concentration of CV+, and n is the order of the reaction with respect of OH-. In the experiment the concentration of OH- is purposely made 1000 times larger then Concentration of CV+. Thus, the concentration of OH- changes so little during the

A reaction has an equilibrium constant, Keq, of 50. When performed in the presence of an appropriate enzyme, the forward rate of reaction is increased 20-fold. What will happen to the reverse rate of reaction?

In this week’s lab experiment, the rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide forming oxygen gas will be observed and studied. Since the rate of a chemical reaction is dependent on two things; the concentrations of the reactants and the temperature at which the process is performed, the rate can be measured at which a reactant disappears or at which a product appears. When measuring the rate, the rate law will be applied. The objective of this lab is to demonstrate how the rate changes with varying initial concentrations of hydrogen peroxide by measuring the rate at which oxygen is evolved.

In this experiment it was observed that not all chemical reactions occur at the same rate. Chemical reactions occur when one or more substances are changed into other substances. The properties of a chemical reaction require three things. First, they need a source of energy for molecules to encounter each other. Second, they require to proceed at a steady rate. Third, they must proceed in a particular direction until they reach equilibrium. There are two types of chemical reactions that can occur: endergonic and exergonic reactions. In these reactions there are both reactants and products. In exergonic reactions the reactants (starting materials of a reaction) are higher than the products (results of a reaction). This is opposite for endergonic

To determine what factors influence the rate of a chemical reaction and to make predictions based on these

These equations can only be carried out and be visible after the iodine has completely reacted with thiosulphate added – two moles of thiosulphate for every mole of iodine. Once all the thiosulphate has been used up in the reaction, the colour will start to appear.

Chemical kinetics involving reaction rates and mechanisms is an essential part of our daily life in the modern world. It helps us understand whether particular reactions are favorable and how to save time or prolong time during each reaction. Experiment demonstrated the how concentration, temperature and presence of a catalyst can change the rate of a reaction. 5 runs of dilution and reaction were made to show the effect of concentration on chemical reactions. A certain run from the previous task was twice duplicated to for a “hot and cold” test for reaction rate. The prior run was again duplicated for a test with

4) Try and propose a mechanism for the reaction using the orders of reaction taking into account the iodine, propanone and sulphuric acid.

Kinetics of chemical reactions is how fast a reaction occurs and determining how the presence of reactants affects reaction rates. In this experiment the rate of reaction for Fe+3 and I- is determined. Because the rate of chemical reactions relates directly to concentration of reactants, the rate law is used to find the rate constant, and calculated with specified temperatures.

The key aim of this experiment was to determine the rate equation for the acid-catalysed iodination of acetone and to hence consider the insinuations of the mechanism of the rate equation obtained.