Investigating the rate of reaction between potassium manganate (VII) solution and glucose solution.

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Alex Cornwall-Tombs

Chemistry investigation

Investigating the rate of reaction between potassium manganate (VII) solution and glucose solution.

Aim

We are going to see if by varying the temperature of the potassium manganate solution and the glucose solution if it makes the experiment react faster or slower and if it takes a long or short time.

Prediction

I think that when the potassium manganate solution and the glucose solution is heated the reaction will speed up. This will speed up the reaction time because the particles are moving round more and have more energy. The faster the particles are going the more collisions. At a high temperature there will be more particles colliding with enough energy to make the reaction happen. When the temperature is increased the reaction time will speed up.
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Pre-tests

The pre-tests are carried out to get a starting solution that is faster than the original mixture. I am doing this so I can speed up the results. I will use the same method as in my main method.

Below are the tests I carried out:

Amount of amount of amount of amount of time

Potassium sulphuric water glucose (minutes)

Manganate acid (ml) (ml)

(ml) (ml)

4 25 50 10 21:33 takes to long

4 25 0 10 8:11 still to long

4 25 0 20 5:43 ...

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