Plan
I have to investigate the factors that affect a chemical reaction:
Calcium Carbonate + Hydrochloric Acid
Calcium Chloride + Carbon Dioxide
The easiest way to determine a change in the reaction is how much carbon dioxide is given off during the reaction.
The variables that affect this reaction are:
稴urface Area
稢atalyst
稢oncentration of Hydrochloric Acid
稵emperature
With the help of 'Chemistry in Context' by G. Hill and J. Holman I already
know the following information.
During a chemical reaction the reactants are converted to products. The reaction rate tells us how fast the reaction is taking place by indicating how much of a reactant is consumed or how much of a product forms in a given time. For example:
Reaction rate= change in amount (or concentration) of a substance
Time taken
This reaction rate can be seen as the rate of change of amount or concentration of a certain reactant or product.
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