OBJECTIVE

1. Able to determine rate of reaction and initial rate and initial rate.
PROCEDURE
1. 50mL of 0.15M sodium thiosulfate solution transferred in a conical flask.
2. The conical flask was placed on a piece of paper marked with cross.
3. 5mL of dilute hydrochloric acid added into the flask and immediately the stop watch
started. The flask swirled to mix the solution.
4. The visibility of the cross observed. The stop watch stopped when cross disappears.
5. Step 1-4 repeated using different concentration of sodium thiosulfate solution. (Table2 )

Volume of Na2S2O3 (mL) Volume of H2O (mL)

50 0
40 10
30 20
20 30
10 40
Table 2: The amount of Na2S2O3 and H2O
QUESTIONS
1. What is the rate reaction for this reaction?
2. Why do we have to calculate 1/time?
Because if a reaction takes more time to complete, it's obviously a slower reaction. If a
reaction takes less time to complete, then it's a fast reaction. 1/t just gives a quantitative
value to comparing the rates of reaction
3. Explain the trend in time taken for the cross marked disappear with concentration of the
thiosulfate
REFERENCES
1. FlinnScientific (2012). Rate of Reaction of Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric acid.
http:/www.flinnsci.com
2. FlinnScientific (2012). Rate of Reaction of Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric acid.
http://m.youtube,com/watch?v=r4IZDPpN-bk
3. Atkins P.W. (2014). Physical Chemistry (10th ed). Oxford University Press.
DATA SHEET OF EXPERIMENT 2

Volume of Volume of H2O [Na2S2O3] (M) Time taken for 1/Time (s-1)
Na2S2O3 (mL) (mL) cross marked
to disappear (s)
50 0 0.15 22.5 0.0444
40 10 0.12 27.3 0.0367
30 20 0.09 35.1 0.0285
20 30 0.06 60.0 0.0167
10 40 0.03 159.1 0.00629

CONCLUSION
The kinetics of the reaction can be analyzed by graphing the concentration of Na 2S2O3 as a
function of both reaction time and 1/time. A plot of concentration versus time gives a
curved line, which levels off as it approaches the x-axis—the reaction slows down as the
reactant concentration decreases. The rate of a reaction is inversely proportional to reaction
time. A plot of concentration of versus 1/time gives a straight line. The rate is directly
proportional to concentration, and the reaction appears to be first order with respect to
sodium thiosulfate concentration.