1. 4.5 Catalysts A catalyst speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction. A catalyst is not used up during a chemical reaction. 23 May 2015

2. Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide Hydrogen peroxide decomposes into water and oxygen. Hydrogen peroxide  water + oxygen Oxygen gas is given off and can be measured using a gas syringe or a balance. The reaction is catalysed by a wide range of solids. 2H 2 O 2 (aq)  2H 2 O(l) + O 2 (g) Remember the catalyst NEVER produces more product - just quicker

3. Comparing catalysts 1.Measure out 25 cm 3 of hydrogen peroxide and put it into the conical flask. 2.Finely chop some celery and put into the flask. 3.Quickly connect the bung to the gas syringe and note the volume of gas produced every ten seconds for two minutes. 4.Repeat with chopped liver. 5.Repeat with manganese dioxide.

4. Results Time (seconds) Gas produced with celery (cm 3 ) Gas produced with liver (cm 3 ) Gas produced with manganese dioxide (cm 3 ) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 Excel sheet available – click on Results

5. Graph Draw a graph of your results. What type of graph should it be? Remember to include –Title –Labels for each axis –Units for each axis. Which was the best catalyst? CeleryLiverManganese (IV) oxide

7. True or false? How to play: Put your hand up for true, leave your hand down for false. Keep track of your score. 23 May 2015 4.5 Catalysts

8. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not used up in the reaction. TRUE

9. Most of the catalysts used in industry are acids. FALSE – transition metals are mainly used.

10. The catalyst used in the Haber process is iron. TRUE

11. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide can be speeded up by adding a catalyst. TRUE

12. Catalysts can become poisoned by impurities in the reaction so they need to be replaced. TRUE

13. Catalysts work by increasing the number of collisions between reactant particles. FALSE – they lower the energy needed to react.

14. Catalysts are usually cheap as they are readily available. FALSE – they are expensive as they are made of precious metals.

15. There is a catalyst for every reaction. FALSE – not every reaction has a suitable catalyst.

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17. 4.5 Catalysts A catalyst speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction. A catalyst is not used up during a chemical reaction. 23 May 2015 Homework: Find out what the catalyst materials used in cars are.