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React hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide solution in a neutralisation reaction and then calculate the energy change.

HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(aq) + H2O(l)

Apparatus

2 polystyrene cups plastic beakers


Safety
!
measuring cylinders
lid for one cup • Wear eye protection.
eye protection
tripod, digital • Sodium hydroxide at this concentration is corrosive
thermometer and very damaging to eyes.
• Hydrochloric acid is an irritant.

Method

A Use a measuring cylinder to put 30 cm3 of 1.0 mol/dm3 hydrochloric


acid into a polystyrene cup.
thermometer

B Clean out the measuring cylinder with water.


C Use the measuring cylinder to put 25 cm 3 of 1.0 mol/dm3 sodium
hydroxide solution into a second polystyrene cup. tripod to hold
thermometer
D Leave the two cups for two or three minutes.
E Measure and record the temperature of the solutions in both cups. beaker to
Wash and dry the thermometer before moving it from one cup to the support cup

other.
cup with lid
F Now pour portions of 2ml of hydrochloric acid into the cup containing
the sodium hydroxide. Stir with the thermometer and measure the
reaction mixtur
temperature. Enclose the thermometer with a tripod to stop the cup
and thermometer falling over.
G Record all data into a table, show on graph, find highest temperature
from your graph and calculate the enthalpy change.

Results

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