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Part A – Determining the Rate Law The reaction to be studied in this experiment

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Question

Part A – Determining the Rate Law

The reaction to be studied in this experiment is the redox reaction. With three reactants, we expect a rate law of the form

6 I- (aq) + BrO3- (aq) + 6 H+ (aq) à 3 I2 (aq) + Br- (aq) + 3 H2O (l).

rate = k [I-]x[BrO3-] y[H+] z.

If thiosulfate ion is present in the reaction rmixture:

I2 (aq) + 2 S2O32- (aq) à 2 I- (aq) + S4O62- (aq).

1. A student mixed the following reactants, using the general procedure for the experiment: 10.0 mL 0.10 M KI, 10.0 mL 0.0010 M Na2S2O3, 10.0 mL 0.040 M KBrO3, and 10.0 mL 0.10 M HCl.

By using the dilution equation calculate the concentrations of each reactant in the mixture:

[I- ] = ________ [BrO3 - ] = ________ [H+ ] = ________

2. The concentration of the thiosulfate ion is the same in every reaction. Calculate the molarity of the thiosulfate ion initiailly present in each reaction mixture.

Explanation / Answer

1. A student mixed the following reactants, using the general procedure for the experiment: 10.0 mL 0.10 M KI, 10.0 mL 0.0010 M Na2S2O3, 10.0 mL 0.040 M KBrO3, and 10.0 mL 0.10 M HCl.

By using the dilution equation calculate the concentrations of each reactant in the mixture:

[I- ] = ________ [BrO3 - ] = ________ [H+ ] = ________

Solution :-

Total volume = 10 ml + 10 ml +10 ml + 10 ml = 40 ml

Calculating the molarity of each ion using the M1V1=M2V2

[I-] = 0.10 M * 10 ml / 40 ml = 0.025 M

[BrO3-] = 0.04 M * 10 ml / 40 ml = 0.01 M

[H+] = 0.10 M * 10 ml / 40 ml = 0.025 M

2. The concentration of the thiosulfate ion is the same in every reaction. Calculate the molarity of the thiosulfate ion initiailly present in each reaction mixture.

Solution :-

Molarity of the thiosulfate = 0.00100 M * 10 ml / 40 ml = 0.00025 M