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Reaction Between Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric Acid

The document summarizes a kinetics lab experiment that investigates the effect of concentration on reaction time. Specifically, it examines the reaction between sodium thiosulfate and hydrochloric acid. The student provides the balanced chemical equation, explains that increasing concentration increases reaction rate due to more frequent collisions between reactants, and plots concentration versus time data showing an inverse relationship between the two variables.

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Reaction Between Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric Acid

The document summarizes a kinetics lab experiment that investigates the effect of concentration on reaction time. Specifically, it examines the reaction between sodium thiosulfate and hydrochloric acid. The student provides the balanced chemical equation, explains that increasing concentration increases reaction rate due to more frequent collisions between reactants, and plots concentration versus time data showing an inverse relationship between the two variables.

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Joshua S.

De Guzman CHE 321L/Kinetics Lab

BSChE-IV Nov. 5, 2021

Kinetics Lab Expt. # 4

Effect of Concentration on Reaction Time

Reaction Between Sodium Thiosulfate and Hydrochloric Acid

Attached is a video clip on investigating the effect of concentration vs. reaction time. Watch the video
and answer the following questions about the experiment.

https://youtu.be/r4IZDPpN-bk

Post-Laboratory Questions:

1. Write a complete balanced equation for the reaction.

Answer: The balanced equation for the reaction is Na 2S2O3 (aq) + 2HCl (aq) ==> SO2(aq) + S(s) + H2O(l) +
2NaCl (aq). Basically, when the sodium thiosulfate is combined with aqueous hydrochloric acid which
are both colorless, the resulting solution is cloudy. It is because one of the products formed is solid
sulfur which stays in suspension that will eventually block the light in the beaker. The other products are
sulfur dioxide, sodium chloride and water.

2. What is the effect of concentration on the rate of reaction?

Answer: Altering the concentration of reactants have a direct effect on the movement of particles in a
reaction. By increasing the concentration of reactants, the rate of reaction will increase too. This is due
to the increased number of reactant particles moving around together and colliding with each other. On
the other hand, decreasing the concentration of reactants will also decrease the number of particles of
that reactant interacting with each other resulting into less successful collisions and lower rate of
reaction.

3. What is the effect of time on the rate of reaction?

Answer: As time progresses, the rate of reaction decreases. It is because reactant concentrations
decrease as reactants are converted to products. Then, it means that if the amount of reactant particles
is decreasing, then the chance of successful collisions must also decrease. This also describes the
relationships between reactant rates and reactant concentrations. Thus, the reaction slows down until
eventually there is nothing left to react and ultimately when all the reactant particles have reacted, the
reaction must stop and the rate become zero.

4. Using the data presented on the experiment, plot the concentration vs. time vs. rate of reaction.

Data:
Beaker Time (s) [Na2S2O3](M) 1/time
1 22.5 0.15 0.044444444
2 27.3 0.12 0.036630037
3 35.1 0.09 0.028490028
4 60 0.06 0.016666667
5 159.1 0.03 0.006285355

Answer:
5. Interpret the graph.

Answer: The graph above describes the relationship between the concentration of the sodium
thiocyanate and the time it took for the reaction to occur. It plots the data collected from the five
different beakers. And according to the graph, the relationship that the concentration of the reactant
has with the reaction time is inversely proportional. It means that as the concentration increases, the
reaction time decreases. This can be interpreted as the result of the amount of the particles moving
around, interacting and colliding with each other. It is because the number of successful and efficient
collision of the particles involved determine the rate of reaction. However, if we try to make the graph
with the reciprocal of the time, the graph that we can get is linear. So, it is also true that the relationship
is directly proportional.

6. What is the independent and dependent variable in the experiment?

Answer: The independent variable in the experiment is the concentration of the sodium thiosulfate
because it can be manipulated by the experimenter by having five different beakers with different
concentrations of sodium thiosulfate. While the dependent variable in the experiment would be the
time taken for the reaction to become cloudy enough to make the “X mark” disappear. This variable is
directly affected by the concentration of the sodium thiosulfate.

7. As the reaction proceeds, one of the products is sulfur. What happens as more sulfur gets
produced?

Answer: In the experiment, as the reaction progressed the sodium thiosulfate and hydrochloric acid
solution produced more products. One of the products formed was solid sulfur and it was responsible
for making the inside of the beaker cloudy. As more sulfur produced, the reaction proceeds until
eventually the solution was opaque.

8. Make a generalization on the experiment using the CER framework.

Claim: The higher the concentration, the lesser the time it will take for the reaction to complete.

Evidence:

Reasoning: When the concentration of the sodium thiosulfate can be literally means that there are
more particles in the reactant and they are moving more quickly in random direction. This results in an
increased number of collisions that speeds up the reaction.

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