Determination of the rate

constant, the time of half-life and

the activation energy of a chemical
reaction

GROUP B.
Temperature of bath: - 298K
Initial concentration of S2O82- in the reaction mixture 0.025 mol dm-3
Titration results:

Time
(min)
5.17
10.1
15.08
20.1
30.07
40.16
50.21
Infinity

Vt(Cm3)
0.3
1.1
0.6
0.7
1.2
1.5
1.8
87.1

(V - Vt) Vt/ (V (cm3)

Vt)
86.8
0.003
86
0.013
86.5
0.007
86.4
0.008
85.9
0.014
85.6
0.018
85.3
0.021

Correlation Coefficient obtained by Excel 0.896139

Excel calculations of k and t :

slope
k
T1/2 s
lnk
Temp

3.38E-004
6.76E-003
2956.48
-5.00E+000
298

DISCUSSION

The plot shows a fairly linear relationship between the two variables (Vt/ (V - Vt),
time (min)). With the exception of an outlier at t=10.1m, which may have been an
experimental error during titration. From the other student groups, it was found that
as the reaction temperature increased, the slope of the graph increased and k
decreased.