Question & Answer: In the Rate of an Iodine Clock Reaction experiment, the following data were collected by a…..

Q. 1. In the Rate of an lodine Clock Reaction experiment, the following data were collected by a student: Experiment Start Time End Time Vol of Solutions Taken(ml) 0.2M 0.2 M 0.01 M 2% 0.2M 0.2 M 162s 84s 82s Write down the Equation of the reaction under study and calculate the order of the reaction. tho followine data were collected by a student:

In the Rate of an Iodine Clock Reaction experiment, the following data were collected by a student: Write down the Equation of the reaction under study and calculate the order of the reaction. following data were collected by a student:

Expert Answer

The balanced chemical equation is

2NaI + K_2S_2O_8 rightarrow I_2 + Na_2SO_4 + K_2SO_4

From first and third experiments, when [ K_2S_2O_8 ] is kept constant and [NaI] is doubled, the time of the reaction is reduced to one half from 162s to 82s. This indicates that the rate of the reaction is doubled. Hence, the order of the reaction with respect to NaI is 1.

From first two experiments, when [NaI] is kept constant and [ K_2S_2O_8 ] is doubled, the time of the reaction is reduced to one half from 162s to 84s. This indicates that the rate of the reaction is doubled. Hence, the order of the reaction with respect to K_2S_2O_8 is 1.

Hence, the overall order of the reaction is 1+1=2.

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