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  • Essay / Chemistry Catalyst Investigation - 3891

    Chemistry Catalyst InvestigationObjectiveTo design and conduct an investigation into how the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in a solution with distilled water will affect the rate of the catalyzed reaction between the peroxide solution d hydrogen and manganese oxide. I will study the chemical catalyst manganese and its reaction with different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide. Liquid hydrogen peroxide decomposes according to the equation: 2H202 (l) 2H20 (l) + 02 (g). So, to measure reaction rates, we will measure the amount of oxygen released by the reaction.--------- -------------------- ------------------------------ -------Method======Variables: · Temperature · Concentration of hydrogen peroxide · Surface area of ​​the catalyst · Mass of the catalyst · Type of catalyst My chosen variable is: · Concentration of hydrogen peroxide. the test just, I will keep the temperature the same in each and every test. I will have the temperature at room temperature. This will keep the test fair because reactions differ with temperature, when there is a higher temperature the particles gain more energy and can move faster thus creating more reactions whereas when there is a higher temperature low, the particles do not have as much energy and therefore they do not create. so many reactions. So by keeping the same temperature throughout the investigation, the particles in each test will have the same amount of energy, making the test fair. I will also keep the catalyst mass the same in each test, 0.1 g. With catalyst added to a reaction, the reaction rate increases. With a small amount of catalyst added, the reaction rate increases, but not as much as when a large amount of catalyst is added. So, by keeping the mass of the catalyst equal in each experiment, the test will remain fair. In each test, I will also keep the volume of solution, the same, 40 ml. This will ensure that even though the percentage of hydrogen peroxide and distilled water will be different in each