Equipment

Volumetric flask

Pipette

Burette

Volume(c
m3)
500/100

25

50.0

Beaker

250

Conical Flask

250

Funnel

Marker Pen

Stopwatch

Water Bath

Reason for use

It is required to dilute the
hydrogen peroxide from 20 vol to
1 vol. It has a small percentage
error which makes allows for
accurate measurements. The
100cm3 volumetric flask was used
in the preparation of catalysts.
It is used to transfer potassium
iodide into the conical flask and to
dilute the hydrogen peroxide from
20 to 1 vol. It is the one of the
most accurate equipment used to
measure out chemicals as it has
been carefully adjusted to a
certain measurement i.e. 10cm3,
25cm3, etc. This also allows for a
smaller percentage error which
provides more accurate results.
A burette is used to measure out
volumes of the different chemicals
needed for the experiment. It is
used to measure out the volumes
of hydrogen peroxide, sulphuric
acid, sodium thiosulfate, water
and starch solution.
Used to collect waste when
zeroing burettes.
This is used to hold the reactants
excluding the hydrogen peroxide
for the reaction to take place in. A
smaller 100cm3 conical flask was
seen to not fully allow the
dispersion of starch within
solution whereas the larger
250cm3 didnt have this problem.
To pour solutions into the burette
safely and quickly and minimise
any spillage of chemicals.
To draw the x on the white tile
and to label solutions and
glassware.
The stopwatch allowed the
measurement of reaction time to
be taken easily.
This is used to vary the
temperature of the reactants and
as the water bath allowed

Uncertai
nty

0.10
cm3

0.06
cm3

0.05
cm3

N/A

0.05
cm3

N/A

N/A

0.00
5
seconds
N/A

Boiling Tube

Thermometer

White Tile

N/A

temperature to be set at a
constant, it was preferred over a
Bunsen burner as it was more
efficient.
This was used to collect the
hydrogen peroxide from the
burette for the reaction.
This is used to measure the
temperature of the reactants.
The conical flask is placed on the
white tile as the black x can be
viewed well on the white title
through the conical flask.

N/A

0.5
C
N/A