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Reaction of sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid

GCSE Investigation.

The Reaction….
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Sodium thiosulphate, Na2S2O3 reacts with HCl to give a reaction mixture that gets more
cloudy as yellow sulphur is formed.
Na2s2o3(aq)+2hcl(aq)->2NaCl(aq)+S(s)+SO2(g)+H2O(g)

What will we measure?


The time for a cross beneath the reaction flask to disappear as the reaction flask to
disappear as the reaction gets cloudy.
We will do the reaction at several temperatures and try to work the rate of reaction

Method
Normally the reaction that we are trying to change is done in a flask . First of all you stir
50cm3 of sodium thiosulphate and 10cm3 of hydrochloric acid into a flask and when the
two are mixed together u start the stopwatch. After makkins sure the chemicals are
properly mixed together I will place the flask over a piece of card with an x on it and
time how long it takes for the x to be no longer visible. The variable will be the amount
of sodium Thisolphate I use each time which will decrease by 10 cm3 each time. When I
repeat the experiment I will identify

I will change the concentration of Sodium Thiosulphate (decreasing the concentration of


the substance in solution means that there will be fewer particles per cm3.) The fewer
particles that there are in the same volume the further away from each other the particles
will be, therefore the reaction would be slower, or faster.

The investigation.
In this investigation we will be looking at how concentration can affect the rate of this
reaction
We can control concentration by diluting solutions of known strengths A
We want to investigate 5 or 6 concentrations-

Errors
There are several errors in the experiment.
The devices for measuring volume are at best accurate to 0.2 ml.

The result of having too much or too little of each reagent is……. A
Background

The Reaction

Na2S2O3+2HCl->2NaCl+S+SO2+H2O

When hydrochloric acid is added to the sodium


thiosulphate a reaction occurs which produces a
cloudy suspension of solid sulphur.

The time it takes for the cross to disappear


can be used to investigate rate of reaction

Equipment:
Laminated paper with X on it
Beaker/test tube
Hydrochloric acid
Sodium Thiosulphate solution
Conical Flask/Beaker
Stopwatch

PLAN “

CHANGING CONCENTRATION

ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
The basic pattern of the results shows that the more water that was added to the formula
HCl (ml) Na2S2O3 (cm3) Water(cm3)
50cm3 0cm3
10ml

40cm3 10cm3
10ml

30cm3 20cm3
10ml

20cm3 30cm3
10ml

10cm3 40cm3
10ml

HCl (ml) Na2S2O3 (cm3) Water (cm3) Ex. Time Taken (secs)
50cm3 0cm3 1st
10ml 2nd
Av.
40cm3 10cm3 1st
10ml 2nd
Av.
30cm3 20cm3 1st
10ml 2nd
Av.
20cm3 30cm3 1st
10ml 2nd
Av.
10cm3 40cm3 1st
10ml 2nd
Av.

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