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2 A student investigates the temperature change when magnesium reacts with dilute sulfuric acid.
Experiment 1
● se a 25 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 20 cm3 of dilute sulfuric acid into a boiling tube.
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● Use a thermometer to measure the initial temperature of the acid in the boiling tube. Record
the initial temperature.
● Add a coiled 5 cm length of magnesium ribbon to the acid in the boiling tube. At the same time
start a timer.
● Continually stir the contents of the boiling tube using the thermometer.
● After 45 seconds, measure the temperature of the mixture in the boiling tube. Record this
temperature.
● Rinse the boiling tube with distilled water.
Experiment 2
● se the 25 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 20 cm3 of dilute sulfuric acid into the boiling tube.
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● Use a 10 cm3 measuring cylinder to add 2.0 cm3 of distilled water to the acid in the boiling tube.
● Place a bung in the boiling tube and invert the tube to mix the acid and water.
● Use the thermometer to measure the initial temperature of the contents of the boiling tube.
Record the initial temperature.
● Add a coiled 5 cm length of magnesium ribbon to the contents of the boiling tube. At the same
time start a timer.
● Continually stir the contents of the boiling tube using the thermometer.
● After 45 seconds, measure the temperature of the mixture. Record this temperature.
● Rinse the boiling tube with distilled water.
Experiment 3
● Repeat Experiment 2, adding 4.0 cm3 of distilled water instead of 2.0 cm3.
Experiment 4
● Repeat Experiment 2, adding 6.0 cm3 of distilled water instead of 2.0 cm3.
Experiment 5
● Repeat Experiment 2, adding 10.0 cm3 of distilled water instead of 2.0 cm3.
(a) U
se the information in the description of the experiments and the thermometer diagrams to
complete Table 2.1.
Table 2.1
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1 25.0 35
30
40
2 25.5 35
30
40
3 25.5 35
30
35
4 26.0 30
25
35
5 26.0 30
25
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(b) (i) State which Experiment, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, had the smallest temperature change.
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(ii) xplain why the temperature change was smallest in the experiment you have given
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in (b)(i).
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(c) C
omplete a suitable scale on the y-axis and plot your results from Experiments 1 to 5 on
Fig. 2.1. Draw a line of best fit.
temperature
increase / C
0.0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
Fig. 2.1
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(d) U
se your graph in Fig. 2.1 to deduce the temperature increase when Experiment 2 is repeated
with 7.5 cm3 of distilled water instead of 2.0 cm3.
Show clearly on Fig. 2.1 how you worked out your answer.
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