Neutralisation Reaction

Neutralization reactor: The equipment used in this experiment is as follows. Method / Experimental planning: First set up the instrument as shown: then I will use a graduated cylinder to measure acid and alkali.

The experiment conducted as part of the GCSE course was a neutralization reaction. Before starting the investigation, I decided to do some research on magnesium and hydrochloric acid. Magnesium is a luminescent light gray metallic element whose sign in the periodic table is Mg. Magnesium is highly reactive when exposed to acid and burns strongly in air with bright white light. First, the particles of the reactive species must collide with each other, and secondly they require a certain amount of energy to destroy the binding of the particles and form new particles. A reaction will occur if collisions between the particles can produce sufficient energy (ie they collide fast enough and in the right direction). However, as the number of collisions increases, the response may become faster.

The neutralization reaction is exothermic since bonds are destroyed and formed during the reaction. When the bonds are destroyed, the energy in these bonds is absorbed. In that case, it is called a temperature change and the temperature rises. If it is an endothermic reaction, it will be worth noting because the reaction will lower the temperature because more energy is consumed to break the bond. To make this test fair, you can change only one variable, the concentration of hydrochloric acid, but you also need to make sure that the concentration of alkali is constant. In addition, for fair testing, the room temperature must remain the same since there is a big change from day to day.