Pre-Lab Questions
- How many grams of IKI would it take to obtain a
100 mL solution of 0.300 M IKI? How many
grams of IKI would it take to create a 100 mL solution of 0.600 M IKI?
8.79 grams
17.57 grams
- What is the molarity of 100 mL of a 3.0% H2O2
(mass/volume) solution? 100 mL of a
2.25% H2O2 solution?
0.900M
0.700M
Experiment
1: Calculating Rate of Reaction
In
this experiment you will calculate the rate of reaction of potassium iodide and
hydrogen peroxide. The order of the reaction will also be determined.
Materials:
20
mL 3% Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2
15 mL Iodine-Potassium Iodide Solution, IKI (1% Iodine, 2% Potassium Iodide)
100 mL Beaker
10 mL Graduated cylinder
100 mL Graduated cylinder
250 mL Beaker
(2) 250 mL Erlenmeyer flasks
1-Hole Rubber stopper
2-Hole Rubber stopper
(2) 3 in. Rigid tubing pieces
(1) 6 in. Rigid tubing
6 Pipettes
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Waste beaker (any volume)*Stopwatch
*Permanent marker
*Access to graphing software
*Access to a computer
*Water
*10 mL Distilled water
*24 in. Flexible tubing
* You must provide
*You must cut this
piece of tubing into two, 12 inch pieces. (if you have not already done so).
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Procedure
Preparation of Apparatus
- Set up apparatus as shown in Figure 2. To do this,
begin by labeling the Erlenmeyer Flasks as 1 and 2. The reaction will take
place in Flask 1.
- Fill Flask 2 approximately three quarters of the
way full with water.
- Press the 2-hole rubber stopper into the top of
Flask 2. Place one three in. piece and one six in. piece of rigid tubing
into each hole of the rubber stopper. This should create an airtight
system.
- Place the one-hole stopper on Flask 1, and fit the
remaining 3 in. piece of rigid tubing in the stopper hole.
- Connect Flask 1 and Flask 2 with the two, 12 in
flexible tubing pieces. One piece should connect Flask 1 to Flask 2, and
the second piece should connect Flask 2 to the graduated cylinder. The
tubing which connects Flask 2 to the graduated cylinder should be
positioned low enough to be immersed in the water in Flask 2.
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Figure 2: Apparatus set-up. Note this
is a sample set-up and is not drawn to scale. Your specific equipment may
vary slightly.
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Part A: Preparation of
Reactants
- Pour five mL of the IKI solution into a 10 mL
graduated cylinder.
- Add five mL of distilled water to the graduated
cylinder to bring the total volume to 10 mL. This is the 0.5% – 1.0%
(diluted) IKI solution.
- Pour 15 mL of 3% H2O2
solution into a 100 mL beaker.
- Add five mL of distilled water to this beaker and
mix with a stir rod. This is the 2.25% (diluted) H2O2
solution.
Part B: Performing the
Reaction
- Remove the stopper from Flask 1 and place five mL
of the 3% (undiluted) H2O2 solution and 10 mL of the undiluted IKI
solution provided into the flask. Immediately replace the stopper on the
flask.
Note: At this point, you should select an extra beaker (any volume)
from your lab kit to use as a supplemental collection container beaker for
Step 6. You do not need to use the beaker yet, but keep it in close
proximity. - Swirl Flask 1 until you observe a steady dripping
of water going into the 10 mL graduated cylinder. This could take 3 – 5
minutes. Check for leaks in the tubing or system if water does not start
rising up the plastic tubing coming from Flask 2 and traveling towards the
graduated cylinder within one minute.
- Stop swirling Flask 1 when you notice the steady
flow of water droplets. When you stop, the water drop -rate will
significantly decrease (to around one drop every 5 – 20 seconds) and could
take a few minutes to stabilize. If a steady flow of drops of water does
not occur within a few minutes, swirl Flask 1 for 1 more minute and check
again. Repeat this process until there is a steady flow of drops of water after
you have stopped swirling Flask 1.
- Quickly empty liquid that has collected in the 10
mL graduated cylinder and replace the empty cylinder back under the
flexible tubing.
- Allow the flow of drops to become steady again.
This could take 1 – 3 mL of water.
- Start timing once the drop rate is steady and the
volume of water collected is at a whole number (such as three mL). Record
the time in Table 1 each time 2 mL of is water displaced. Continue taking
data until you have at least 10 data points (20 mL displaced).
Note: Use the extra beaker (located in Part B: Step 1) to collect
additional fluid when the volume of displaced water exceeds 10 mL. - Return the collected water from your 10 mL
graduated cylinder to Flask 2. Ensure the seal is air tight.
- Empty, clean and dry Flask 1 and the graduated
cylinder.
- Repeat Steps 1 – 8 for the following trial
conditions: 5 mL 3% (undiluted) H2O2 mixed with 10
mL of 0.5%-1.0% IKI solution (placed in Flask 1); and, 5 mL of 2.25% H2O2
mixed with 10 mL of 1.0%-2.0% IKI solution (placed in Flask 1). Record the
data in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively.
Note: Clean the graduated cylinder and extra collection beaker
before it is used to measure any additional reagents for Trial 2 or Trial
3; and, before it is used for collecting the water from the reaction in
the apparatus. - Use a graphing software program to make a graph of
each trial. The graph should demonstrate the relationship formed between
time vs. mL of water displaced.
- Find and record the slope and the inverse slope
for each trial.
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Table 1: 10 mL Undiluted (1.0 -2.0%) IKI and 5 mL
3% H2O2
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mL
water displaced
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Time
(seconds)
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2
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72
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4
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115
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6
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164
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8
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206
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10
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244
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12
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283
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14
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323
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16
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368
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18
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408
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20
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448
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22
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490
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24
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530
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Slope:
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0.0484
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Inverse
Slope:
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20.66
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Table 2: 10 mL Diluted (0.5-1.0% IKI) and 5 mL 3%
H2O2
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mL
water displaced
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Time
(seconds)
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2
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112
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4
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178
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6
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262
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8
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335
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10
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398
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12
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465
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14
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536
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16
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612
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18
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687
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20
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768
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22
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855
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24
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930
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Slope:
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0.0271
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Inverse
Slope:
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36.90
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Table 3: 10 mL Undiluted (1.0 -2.0%) IKI and 5 mL
2.25% H2O2
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mL
water displaced
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Time
(seconds)
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2
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51
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4
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93
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6
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127
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8
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156
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10
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184
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12
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214
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14
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241
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16
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271
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18
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296
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20
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322
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22
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347
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24
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374
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Slope:
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0.0696
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Inverse
Slope:
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14.37
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Calculations
Post-Lab
Questions
- Determine the order of the KI in this reaction.
1
- Determine the order of the H2O2 in this reaction.
2
- Calculate the rate law constant.
- What is the overall rate law?
K
- When finding the order of H2O2, why was Trial 1 and Trial 3 used?
Because they represent different concentration levels for H2O2
- When finding the order of KI, why was Trial 1 and Trial 2 used?
Because those trials represent different concentration levels for
the KI
- Research and identify at least two catalysts that could be used to
accelerate the decomposition of hydrogen
peroxide. Evaluate these catalysts and determine which option is “greener”.
Provide approximately ½ page summary of your research.
From what I was able to come up with, it
seems like the best choices were the enzyme catalase, and yeast, with yeast
being the superior choice. The reason
being is that yeast is a naturally-occurring, and faster-acting decomposer of
the hydrogen peroxide. Below, I have
provided an example of a decomposition reaction for hydrogen peroxide that
should highlight how the introduction of a catalyst can speed up the
decomposition process, and the role it plays in the reaction overall: “This demonstration is based on the
decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas. Reactions
like these that are both oxidations and reductions are known as disproportionation
reactions:
2 H2O2(aq)
-> 2 H2O(l) + O2(g)
Left on its own at room
temperature, this reaction happens at a rate so slow that, for practical
purposes, it may as well not even exist. A catalyst is added to speed
things along. The KI added dissociates into K+ and I–,
at which point the I– begins its work. The reaction pathway
represented below has a lower activation energy than the straight decomposition
represented above:
H2O2(aq)
+ I–(aq) -> OI–(aq) + H2O(l)
H2O2(aq)
+ OI–(aq) -> H2O(l) + O2(g) + I–(aq)
Note that the iodide ion
is conserved in this reaction (it is not consumed in the sum of the reactions,
and the same iodide ion could potentially go through many such cycles).
This is the definition of a catalyst: a substance that increases the rate of a
chemical reaction without being consumed in the reaction.”
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