Burning Rate Depends on Oxygen Concentration
Kinetics of the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Permanganate
Kinetics of Oxidation of Iodide Ion by Peroxide
Reaction Rate Depends on Particle Size
Autocatalysis of Oxalate Ion With Permanganate
Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide
Explosions of Lycopodium and Other Powders
Old Nassau: The Landolt Reaction With Mercury Indicator
Catalytic Oxidation of Ammonia
Ignition of Hydrogen on a Platinum Catalyst
Slow Decolorization of Permanganate by Ethanol
Iodine Clock Reaction
Description: When two colorless solutions are mixed, there is no apparent reaction. After a short time period, the mixture suddenly turns almost black. Variations illustrate the kinetics of the reaction.
Source: Shakhashiri, B.Z. Chemical Demonstrations: A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry
Year: 1991 Vol. 4 Page: 16
Keywords: Kinetics, Concentration, Reaction rate, Induction period, Clock
Rating: 
Hazard: Medium
- Acute toxicity hazard – oral
- Skin irritation
- Eye irritation
- Inhalation hazard
- Electric shock hazard
- Burn hazard
- Aquatic toxicity hazard – acute
Effectiveness: Good
- Results are clearly observable without guidance
- Clear contrast between behavior of systems
- Time to results is medium
- Low failure rate
Difficulty: Medium
- Some sequential or timed manipulations
- Reaction at non-standard conditions
- Prior training recommended
- Procedures with some intermediate steps
Safety Precautions:
- Chemical gloves required
- Thermal gloves recommended
- Use UL approved three-prong plug and outlet
- Absorbent material on hand
- Sodium bicarbonate on hand
- Prevent release of reagents to the environment
Class: Kinetics
Division: General
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