Here's some simulated data for the experiment you described.
The reaction is:
CaCO3(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
The mass of the flask and its contents is recorded over time.
Experimental Setup
● Two experiments are conducted.
● In each experiment, the same mass of calcium carbonate and the same
concentration and volume of hydrochloric acid are used.
● The initial mass of the flask + reactants is the same in both experiments.
● Experiment 1 uses large calcium carbonate pieces.
● Experiment 2 uses small calcium carbonate pieces.
● The mass of the reaction vessel and contents is recorded every 30 seconds.
Time (s) Experiment 1 Experiment 2
Mass of Flask + Contents (g) Mass of Flask + Contents (g)
- Large pieces - Small pieces
0 100.00 100.00
30 99.85 99.7
60 99.65 99.45
90 99.70 99.25
120 99.33 99.10
150 99.21 99.00
180 99.13 98.95
210 99.05 98.90
240 98.95 98.90
270 98.90 98.90
300 98.90 98.90
330 98.90 98.90
360 98.90 98.90
Questions:
CaCO3(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
1. What causes the loss of mass in the flasks?
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2. Which pieces gave the faster rate of reaction? Explain why using your graph?
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3. At what time the reactions ended for each experiment?
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How did you know that the reaction already ended?
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Explain why for both experiments, the same amount of gas is released in the end.
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4. There is anomalous data at the graph of experiment 2. Which is the anomalous data and
what do you think should be the correct data?
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5. What can you do to make sure that this experiment will be more accurate?
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Graph rubrics
- You used a good scale for x and y axis
- You labelled the axes correctly, giving correct units
- Point are precise and correct
- You used small, neat cross or dot for each point
- You have drawn a single, clear best fit line or curve through each set of points
- You ignored any anomalous data when drawing the line
