Experiment Chemical Kinetics

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VISHWA BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NOIDA

CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL

TOPIC: CHEMICAL KINETICS

Aim: To study the effect of concentration on the rate of reaction between sodium thiosulphate and
hydrochloric acid.

Apparatus: Beaker (100 mL), measuring cylinder, Pipette (10 mL), Stop watch

Theory: Sodium thiosulphate reacts with hydrochloric acid and produces a colloidal solution of
sulphur, which makes the solution translucent. The reaction occurs as follows:

Na2 S2O3 (aq) + 2HCl (aq) → 2NaCl (aq) + H2O(l) + SO2 (g) + S(s)

The property of the colloidal solution of sulphur to make the system translucent is used to study the
rate of precipitation of sulphur. The rate of precipitation of sulphur increases with an increase in the
concentration of the reacting species. With an increase in the concentration, the number of
molecular collisions per unit time between the reacting species increase and consequently chances
of product formation increase.

Procedure:

(i) Take a trough and fill half of it with water. This will serve as constant temperature bath,
maintained at room temperature.
(ii) Rinse and fill the burette with 1.0 M HCl solution.
(iii) Take a 100 mL beaker and make a mark ‘X’ in the centre of the outer surface of the
bottom with the help of a glass marker pencil. Fill 50 mL of 0.1M sodium thiosulphate
solution in it. Place the beaker in the trough. The mark ‘X’ will be visible to the naked eye
on account of the transparent nature of the system. Allow the beaker to stand in the
trough for a few minutes so that it attains the temperature of the bath.
(iv) Add 10 mL of 1.0 M HCl solution. Start the stopwatch when half the HCl solution has
been transferred. Swirl the beaker while adding HCl.
(v) Record the time required for the mark ‘X’ on the bottom of the beaker to become
invisible (This is considered as a stage of completion of the reaction).
(vi) Repeat the experiment by adding 40 mL, 30 mL, 20 mL and 10 mL of acid solution to
sodium thiosulphate solution and water making the solution 50 mL. Record the time
required for the disappearance of the mark ‘X’ in each case separately.

Precautions:

(a) Start the stopwatch when half of the hydrochloric acid solution has been transferred to the
reaction flask and stop the watch when the mark ‘X’ becomes invisible.

(b) Select suitable scale for plotting the graph.

Observation Table: (draw on left side)

S.No. Volume of Volume of Conc. Of Volume of Time taken for the 1/t
Na2S2O3 water(ml) Na2S2O3 1M HCl(ml) cross to disappear seconds
1 10 40 0.02 M 10
2 20 30 0.04 M 10
3 30 20 0.06 M 10

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4 40 10 0.08 M 10
5 50 nil 0.1 M 10

Plat a graph between 1/t and concentration of Na2S2O3 by taking suitable scale (to be pasted on
left side)

Result: The rate of reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of the reacting species.

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