How Temperature Effects The Rate
Magnesium Reacts In Hydrochloric Acid
There are many factors which affect the rate of reaction, a catalyst, area of particles, concentration, temperature and pressure. I will be focussing on how temperature affects the rate of reaction.
Aim – To study whether the temperature of hydrochloric acid affects the speed at which magnesium completely dissolves inside it. The equation of this reaction is:
Hydrochloric acid + Magnesium Magnesium Chloride + Hydrogen
2HCL + Mg MgCl2 + H2
Hypothesis – I predicts that by increasing the temperature of the acid, I will increase the rate at which magnesium dissolves in hydrochloric acid.