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Tag : CHEMICAL KINETICS

Chemical Kinetics

By: Colleen Tuttle Abstract             Chemical kinetics determines the overall order of the reaction, as well as the order of each of the reactants.  In this lab, a series of reactions, with slight variations in concentrations were completed so the overall order of the reaction could be determined. Introduction             Chemical kinetics is the study of determining the rate of a reaction under certain conditions.  The rate law of a reaction uses the kinetic information of the concentrations at various […]

FIRST ORDER CHEMICAL KINETICS: INVERSION OF SUCROSE ABSTRACT

By: Carla Mateo The main purpose of the experiment is to measure the rate of inversion of sucrose and its dependence on temperature.  When discussing inversion, the origin of the usage of the term, in this context, comes from the way that the measurement is carried out.  The sugar syrup concentration is measured using a polarimeter.  The light, which is plane polarized, passes through a solution, a sample of pure sucrose, it undergoes a rotation.  It is optically rotated to […]