Lab Thiosulphate A18 2
Lab Thiosulphate A18 2
Lab Thiosulphate A18 2
The chemical system used in section A18.1b is used again in order to study the effect of
temperature on the rate of a reaction.
The effect of an increase in temperature on the rates of several chemical reactions was
referred to in the previous section and it may be appropriate to revise this by one or two
simple demonstrations. The reaction between sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid is
easily studied by the pupils themselves.
Procedure
Practical details are given in Experimental sheet 74. It may be appropriate to discuss ‘ways
and means’ before practical work is started.
Some pupils may require assistance with the two graphs mentioned in the Experiment sheet-
through a confusion of temperature, and times.
The method for this experiment is the same as that for Experiment 73, except that in this
case the concentrations of the reacting solutions are kept constant and the temperature of
the mixture is varied.
Mix 10 cm3 sodium thiosulphate solution with 40 cm 3 water in a 100 cm3 beaker, and stand
the beaker over the cross on the sheet of white paper. Add 5 cm 3 hydrochloric acid, with
stirring, start the stop-clock, and read the temperature of the mixture. Note the time for the
cross to disappear.
Repeat the above procedure but this time heat the diluted sodium thiosulphate solution to
just above 30°C before adding hydrochloric acid. Note temperature and time as before. Then
find the times required for temperatures of about 40 °C, 50 °C, and 60 °C.
Results
Apparatus
Experiment sheet 74
Graph paper