Paper 2 Possible Chem ISA (Questions with answers)
What were the variables in the investigation you did?
Independent variable - Temperature of solution (degrees Celsius)
Dependant variable - Time taken for cross (X) to disappear in seconds
One Control variable was - The molar of hydrochloric acid
If you had been able to use another value of this variable, either within or outside the range, what value would you have chosen?
I would have chosen 10 degrees Celsius, as it is in the middle of 20 degrees Celsius and 0 degrees Celsius. 20 degrees Celsius is a bit off the line, so doing 10 degrees Celsius would have helped check this.
Do your results support the hypothesis?
My results support the hypothesis given. As I increase the temperature from 0 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius, the average time taken for the cross to disappear decreased from 310 seconds to 200 seconds. This proves that as you increase the temperature, the less time it takes for the cross (X) to disappear.
Did you repeat any of the measurements in the investigation?
I did not repeat any measurements. Instead, I removed all anomalous results and calculated a mean. I removed anomalous results to eliminate all extreme values which would decrease the accuracy and precision of my results. I calculated a mean by adding up all of the results (excluding any anomalous ones), and dividing by the number of results.
What could be an uncertainty?
An uncertainty could be that different people are looking for different end points, which would make your results less precise. You could keep the person looking for the end points the same, which would mean the same end points are looked for, thus eliminating this uncertainty.
Are your results reproducible?
(Explain why as temperature is increase, rate of reaction increases also using an alternative method)