DATA TREATMENT

Important chemical equations:

S2O82- + 2I- → 2SO42- + I2

In the experiment, the rate of I2 formation was measured to describe the rate of the reaction.
The I2 formed from the S2O82-/I- reaction is reduced back to I- by S2O32- ions.

2S2O32- + I2 → S4O62- + 2I-

The rate of the reaction can be measured from the rate of formation of I 2 as described in the
following rate law:

Rate

where:
∆[I2] = [I2]final - [I2]initial, [I2]initial = 0, therefore
∆[I2] = [I2]final

rate = =

Taking the natural logarithm of the rate law, gives the following equation.
ln rate = ln k + x ln [S2O82-] + y ln [I-]

The order of reaction with respect to [S2O82-], x, can be determined by making the
concentration of I- constant.
ln rate = x ln [S2O82-] + constant

The slope of the plot of ln rate vs ln [S2O82-] gives x.

On the other hand, the reaction order with respect to [I-], y, can be calculated using
conditions with constant [S2O82-].
ln rate = y ln [I-] + constant
The slope of the plot of ln rate vs ln [I-] gives y.

The rate constant of the reaction can then be calculated using the following equation:
 Beaker A Beaker B (+ 3 drops of fresh starch)
Run a
0.2 M KI, mL 0.2 M KCl, mL 0.1 M K2S2O8 0.1 M K2SO4 4 mM Na2S2O3
1 10 0 5 5 5
2b 5 5 5 5 5
3 2.5 7.5 5 5 5
4 5 5 7.5 2.5 5
5 5 5 10 0 5

1. Calculate [S2O82-], [I-] and [S2O32-]:

For example, in run 1:

[S2O82-] = = 0.02 M

[I-] = = 0.08 M

[S2O32-] = = 8.0 x 10-4 M

2. Calculate RATE:

rate = =

rate =

*reaction time, s = this is what you obtained in your experiment

3. After calculating all the concentrations of species and reaction rate per run, you can now plot
your data to calculate for the reaction rate order

4. Calculate the rate constant, k, PER RUN after obtaining the correct reaction order. Get the
average of the rate constants for runs 1 to 5.
5. For temperature dependence of rate constant, just plot ln k vs ln (1/T) and use the linear form of
the Arrhenius equation to solve for the Arrhenius constant and activation energy.