Sammy Shockley,

Kayla Brown
March 26th 2008
Period 3 Chemistry
Temperature VS Rate Reaction

Question:
How does the temperature of water affect the rate of reaction?

Hypothesis:
If the temperature increases then the rate of reaction will increase because molecules
speed up in heat therefore speeding up the reactions.

Experimental Design:
Control- Water at Experimental 1- 70oC Experimental 2- 25oC Experimental 3- 10oC
room temperature
(35oC)

-Water at Room -Water at 70 degrees -Water at 25 degrees -Water at 10 degrees

Temperature(35oC) Celsius Celsius Celsius
-Beaker -Beaker -Beaker -Beaker
-Test tube -Test tube -Test tube -Test tube
-Gradated cylinder -Gradated cylinder -Gradated cylinder -Gradated cylinder
-Time (30 seconds) -Time (30 seconds) -Time (30 seconds) -Time (30 seconds)
-Stop Watch -Stop Watch -Stop Watch -Stop Watch
-Rubber Cord -Rubber Cord -Rubber Cord -Rubber Cord
-Amount of -Amount of Magnesium -Amount of Magnesium -Amount of Magnesium
Magnesium -Eye dropper and stopper -Eye dropper and stopper -Eye dropper and stopper
-Eye dropper and -Thermometer -Thermometer -Thermometer
stopper
- Thermometer

ECC: Water Temperature

MV: Amount of bubbles and water left in the graduated cylinder,
 RV:
CV: Beaker/container, test tube, gradated cylinder, amount of magnesium,
Trials: Four sets of four

Procedure:
1. Gather all clean materials.
2. Set up procedure; put 4 mL of HCl in the test tube.
3. Heat water to seventy degrees and place test tube with HCl in it.
4. Place a graduated cylinder with H2O and food coloring in it, in the other beaker
/container (top facing the bottom.).
5. Place rubber tubing’s open side under the graduated cylinder.
6. Drop a centimeter of magnesium in the test tube and plug it with the stopper hooked to
the other end of the rubber cord.
7. Start timer
8. Count the number of bubbles that appear and go into the graduated cylinder until the 30
seconds is up.
9. Record number of bubbles.
10. Check the graduated cylinder and see how much water was pulled out during the
experiment, record that data.
11. Repeat steps 2-10 three more times.
12. Then repeat experiment with the water at 10, 25, and 35 degrees.
13. Record data on the different temperatures and its affect on rate of reaction.
14. Repeat the entire procedure four times for each temperature to ensure the validity of your
results.
15. Clean up materials.

Data and Observations:

Temperature Time Bubbles mL
10 o 30 sec 8 1
10 o 30 sec 6 1
10 o 30 sec 7 2
10 o 30 sec 6.5 1
25 o 30 sec 17 4
25 o 30 sec 14 3
25 o 30 sec 19 5
25 o 30 sec 17 4
35 o 30 sec 25 6
35 o 30 sec 27 5
35 o 30 sec 25 6
35 o 30 sec 24 7
70 o 30 sec 53 11
70 o 30 sec 50 13
70 o 30 sec 51 12
70 o 30 sec 54 11
Graphs:
Amount of
Control Group Bubbles Temperature
25 35
27 35
25 35
24 35

Amount of
Experimental 1 Bubbles Temperature
53 70
50 70
51 70
54 70

Amount of
Experimental 2 Bubbles Temperature
17 25
14 25
19 25
17 25

Amount of
Experimental 3 Bubbles Temperature
8 10
6 10
7 10
6 10

Control Group

Control Group

40
Amount of Bubbles

35
and Temperature

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1 2 3 4
Trials

Control Group Amount of Bubbles Temperature

Experimental Group 1

Experimental Group 1

80
Amount of Bubbles
and Temperature

60

40

20

0
1 2 3 4
Trials

Experimental 1 Amount of Bubbles Temperature

Experimental Group 2

Experimental Group 2

30
Amount of Bubbles and

25
Temperature

20
15
10
5
0
1 2 3 4
Trials

Experimental 2 Amount of Bubbles Temperature

Experimental Group 3

Experimental Group 3
Amound of Bubbles and

12
10
Temperature

8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4
Trials

Experimental 3 Amount of Bubbles Temperature

Interpretation and Conclusion

Our hypothesis was correct. As the temperature increased in each trial, the amount of bubbles
created also increased. The highest amount of bubbles created was 54 bubbles when the water
was at 70 degrees. The lowest amount of bubbles was 6 bubbles when the water was at 10
degrees. These high and low data points show that the higher temperature yields more bubbles.
One source of error is that at some point during the experiment, the bubbles came out of the
rubber tube quickly and it was easy to miscount the bubbles. Another source of error is that the
temperature of the water wasn’t always exactly at the temperature that was desired. Lastly, when
we were tipping the water filled granulated cylinder and submersing it into the beaker with
water, some water might’ve escaped from the granulated cylinder changing the results of the
leftover water.