imagine you are in a laboratory. you are exploring the following reaction: a + b → c\nwhen the product c is…

imagine you are in a laboratory. you are exploring the following reaction: a + b → c\nwhen the product c is created, bubbles form. when 10ml of a is added to 10ml of b, the reaction takes twenty seconds. your teacher gives you three unknown substances (x, y, and z), one of which is a catalyst for the reaction.\ndesign an experiment to test substances x, y, and z to determine which one is a catalyst for the reaction.

imagine you are in a laboratory. you are exploring the following reaction: a + b → c\nwhen the product c is created, bubbles form. when 10ml of a is added to 10ml of b, the reaction takes twenty seconds. your teacher gives you three unknown substances (x, y, and z), one of which is a catalyst for the reaction.\ndesign an experiment to test substances x, y, and z to determine which one is a catalyst for the reaction.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. First, set up three identical reaction vessels with 10mL of A and 10mL of B in each.
  2. In the first vessel, add a small - amount of substance X and start the timer as soon as it is added. Record the time it takes for bubbles to form.
  3. Repeat step 2 for substance Y in the second vessel and substance Z in the third vessel.
  4. The substance that causes the reaction to occur in the shortest time (compared to the reaction without any of these substances which takes 20 seconds) is the catalyst.

Answer:

Set up three identical reactions with A and B. Add X, Y, and Z separately to each reaction. Time each reaction. The substance that speeds up the reaction the most is the catalyst.