Hing Deng

IB Chemistry Lab Report

6th period

3/4/10

The Rate of Alka-Seltzer on Temperature Lab

Introduction: The experiment is seeing whether or not temperature affects how fast an alka-
seltzer tablet would dissolve completely whether it will cause it to dissolve slower or faster. The
manipulative variable is the temperature. The controlled variables are the beaker, alka-seltzer
tablets, thermometer, and tap water. The responding variable is the rate at which the alka-seltzer
tablets dissolve.

Materials used-

• 2 thermometers
• 2 beakers
• 1 graduated cylinder
• 9 alka-seltzer tablets
• 2 burners

Procedure:

1) Fill your beakers until they are at 200 mL

2) Place one beaker on one burner and the other beaker on the other burner
3) The heat level on one burner should be at level two and the other burner should be level
four
4) Place thermometers in each of these beakers to measure the beginning temperatures
5) Place an alka-seltzer tablet into the water to see how fast it dissolves after it has reached
its highest temp
6) Repeat this process for heat levels six, eight and ten. Each heat level should have two
trials

Data:
Controlled

The initial temperature is 17.5°C and the time it takes to dissolve an alka-seltzer tablet is one
minute.

Trial 1

Heat level Temperature Dissolving time

of alka-seltzer
tablet
2
4
6
8
10

Trial 2

Heat level Temperature Dissolving time

of alka-seltzer
tablet
2
4
6
8
10