Abstract

The rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with pyrolusite as a catalyst was studied directly by following the formation of oxygen bubbles. The apparatus consisted of a barrel from a 2-ml Beral pipet inserted over a micropipet tip which was fitted into a one-hole stopper. The stopper assembly was placed in a 20-mL glass bottle reaction vessel. The hydrogen peroxide can be obtained from the super market and the catalyst, a piece of pyrolusite, can be recycled. The reaction order was found to be 1.1 + 0.2 by 240 pairs of students. The activation energy was 35 + 14 kJ. Reproducible data have also been obtained with the minerals, psilomelane, maganite, and groutite as catalysts.

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