Name: Tan Chang Wei, Tai Wei Feng Group: S5 Date:

Practical 14 – Effect of temperature on the rate of reaction

Aim:
To study the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid, HCl
and sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3.

Hypothesis:
The higher the temperature of the sodium thiosulphate solution, Na2S2O3, the higher the
rate of reaction between hydrochloric acid, HCl and sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3.

Independent variable:
The temperature of the sodium thiosulphate solution, Na2S2O3. The temperature is
manipulated by heating different samples of sodium thiosulphate solution, Na2S2O3 in a
water bath at different temperature (30 , 40 , 50 , 60 , 70 ).

Dependent variable:
The rate of reaction, between sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3 and hydrochloric acid, HCl.

The rate of reaction, is calculated by dividing one by the time taken, t for the cross to

disappear. The time taken, t is measured using a stopwatch.

Constant variables:
1. The volume, V of the sodium thiosulphate solution, Na2S2O3 (20mL),
hydrochloric acid, HCl (5mL) and distilled water (30mL) used.
2. The concentration, C of the sodium thiosulphate solution, Na2S2O3 (0.250 M) and
hydrochloric acid, HCl (2.00 M).
3. The cross used for indicating when the reaction has occurred.
Procedure:
1. A cross is marked on a piece of white tile.
2. 20mL of 0.250 M sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3 and 30mL of distilled water is
measured using a measuring cylinder and added into a 250mL conical flask.
3. The solution is then heated in the water bath with a thermometer until the
temperature reaches 30 .
4. 5mL of 2.00 M hydrochloric acid, HCl is measured using a measuring cylinder.
5. After the water bath, hydrochloric acid, HCl is immediately added into the conical
flask and the stopwatch is started.
6. The reaction mixture is swirled gently and placed on top of the white tile so that
the conical flask covers the cross with the cross clearly seen from the top of the
conical flask.
7. The time taken, t for the cross to completely disappear is recorded in a table.
8. The experiment is repeated by heating the reaction mixture to temperatures of 40
, 50 , 60 and 70 without changing the concentration, C and volume, V of
sodium thiosulphate solution, Na2S2O3 and hydrochloric acid, HCl.
9. The actual temperature of the reaction mixture is recorded.
10. A graph of rate of reaction, against average temperature, Taverage and a graph of

time taken, t against average temperature, Taverage is plotted.

Results and calculations:

Raw data:
Initial temperature of Final Temperature of Volume of 0.250 M Time taken for the
the reaction mixture, Ti the reaction mixture, Tf sodium thiosulphate cross to disappear, t (s)
( ( (Na2S2O3), V (mL)
30.0 20.0
40.0 20.0
50.0 20.0
60.0 20.0
70.0 20.0

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Derived data:
Average temperature of the reaction mixture, Rate of reaction of sodium thiosulphate
Taverage ( (Na2S2O3) and hydrochloric acid (HCl) , (s-1)

Calculations: