Practical 7b: Measuring the rate of reaction by continuous monitoring

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What must be true for measurement of a change in volume of a gas to represent the rate of reaction?
There must be a change in the number of moles of gas in the reaction.
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What is used to measure the change in volume of gas?
A gas syringe
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How is the initial rate determined from a concentration - time graph?
Gradient at T=0
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Why is comparing initial rates the most accurate way of comparing rates at different concentrations?
The exact concentrations of reactants are known at the start of the reaction.
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How is the change in volume of gas measured using a gas syringe?
Record the volume of gas collected/used (reading on the gas syringe) at regular intervals (e.g. every 15 seconds) until the reaction stops.
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Why will a reactant appear to be zero order when in a large excess, even when it isn't?
Its concentration will stay close to constant, and so will not affect rate.
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