Exercise 9 page 71:
9 The oxidation of iodide ion I- with peroxydisulfate S2O82- is given according to the equation:
2 I- + S2O82- → I2 + 2 SO42-
Three experiments 1, 2, 3 are performed starting with the same initial concentration of reactants, but varying the temperature in each experiment, and adding a few drops of iron (III) sulfate Fe2(SO4)3 in one of them.
The results are represented in the following table:
Experiment | Temperature (°C) | r0 (mol.L-1.min-1)
1 | T1 | 2.05 x 10^-4
2 | T2 > T1 | 3.65 x 10^-4
3 | T2 (presence of Fe3+ ions) | 9.75 x 10^-4
Explain the role of the kinetic factors in the values of r0 for each experiment.