How can the reaction between Zinc and Hydrochloric Acid be speeded up?
… reaction to be effective. This also explains why the greatest rate of reaction is usually as soon as the reactants have been mixed, i.e. they are both at their highest concentrations. As the reaction continues, the concentration of the reacting substances decreases and so does the rate of reaction. If there is less concentration, then there are fewer particles for a reaction. We must also consider another factor that has an effect on the rate of reaction, which is temperature. I predict that the temperature will have the biggest effect on the rate of reaction. This is because if the temperature is raised, there is more energy in the reaction, therefore there are more particles colliding together due to the increase in temperature. First of all the particles of the reacting substances must collide with each other, and secondly a fixed amount of energy called activation energy (Ea) must be …
