A New Twist on the Iodine Clock Reaction: Determining the Order of a Reaction

Xavier Creary and Karen M. Morris
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556
J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (4), p 530
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p530
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 1999

Abstract

The iodine clock reaction can be used to illustrate the kinetic order of a reaction, and an overhead projector demonstration was developed three years ago for general chemistry classes at the University of Notre Dame showing this concept.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Demonstrations

Keywords (Feature):

Overhead Projector Demonstrations

Keywords (Subject):

Aqueous Solution Chemistry

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