IodineClockReactionlabReport

Keith,CameronCunningham,TracyIndrieri,AshleyRuppel,Matt
HighTechHighNorthCounty,SanMarcos,CA

Introduction
AchemicalReactionisaprocessinwhichasetofsubstancesundergoachemical
changetoformadifferentsubstance.Chemicalreactionsdontonlyhappeninsciencelabsbut
alsoineverydayinoursimplesteverydaylifesuchaseating.Wheneveryoueatsomething
yourbodybreaksdownfoodintoenergywhichinachemicalreaction.Collisiontheoryinhow
chemicalreactionsoccurandwhyreactionratesdifferfordifferentreasons.Ifareactionisto
happenthereactantsandreactivemustjointogetheratthesiteofthemolecule.Thebiggerthe
reactantmolecule,thelesschanceithastoclashwiththereactive.Thebiggertheareaofthe
impactthefasterthereactiontime.TheionicClockReactionLabReportfocusedonfindingthe
reactiontimewhencombingthechemicalsiodine,vitaminC,starch,andhydrogenandhow
longittooktoturnyellow.Thegoalwastofixthetimereactiontomakeitatimeofaround2
minutes.

Experimental
Forthisexperimentsomematerialsusedwereseveraldifferentthingsdistilledwater,2
100mLbeakers,1250mLcylinder,ascorbicacid,
Iodine,hydrogenperoxide,andstarch.We
labeledthe2100mLbeakersAandB.InbeakerA,10dropsof
vitaminc
and25dropsof
Iodine
wereputinthebeaker.InbeakerB,10dropsof
starch
and60dropsof
hydrogen
were
putinbeakerB.Whenallofthechemicalsweremixedwiththedistilledwaterthereaction
startedtohappenuntilitturnedyellowwhichhadatimeof1:21:73
.Sincethegoalofthelab
wastoslowthereactiontimesothefirstthingthatwastriedwastohighertheamountof
hydrogen
andwhenthenendedupwithactuallyafasterreactiontimeof35:40.Sincethat
loweredthereactiontimeitwasdecidedtotryandhighertheamountof
starch
to20dropsand
thatgaveusthetimeof36:83,thenitwasdecidedtotakethestarchcompletelyoutofthe
pictureandgotatimeof1:59:08theapproximatetimethatwasamidtoget.

ResultsandDiscussion

Exp1

Exp2

Exp3

Exp4

VitaminC

10drops

10drops

10drops

10drops

Iodine

25drops

25drops

25drops

25drops

Starch

10drops

10drops

20drops

0drops

Hydrogyn

60drops

60drops

90drops

60drops

ReactionTime

1:21:73

35:40

36:83

1:59:08

ThetablerepresentseachofthedifferenttimesmypartnersandIdidtheexperiment
andeachdifferenttimewechangedit.Wechoosethedifferentcomponentstochangebywhat
wethoughtwascausingthecolorchangewefirsttriedthe
hydrogen
andthatloweredthe
time.Sothenextthingwetriedwasthe
starch
andweraisedtheamountandthatdidnthave
mucheffectandthenwetriedtakingitoutofthepicturecompletelyandthetimewas1:59:08
almosttheexacttimethatweweretryingtofind.

Conclusion
Intheenditwasconcludedthattryingmultipletimestakestimeanditisworthit.Itwas
concludedthatthestarchbeingtakenoutofthepicturechangedreactiontimemajorly.Inthe
futurethelabcouldhaveworkedsmotherifcommunicationhadbeenbetter.OveralltheIodine
ClockReactionwasinterestingandputinperspectivewhatwehavebeenlearninginclass.

Reference
www.ducksters.com/science/chemistry/chemical_reactions.php
http://www.dummies.com/howto/content/whatfactorsaffectthespeedofchemicalreaction.htm
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