Question

John is performing an experiment in which a solution alternates between a clear color and a bluish-purple color at a regular time interval. He observes that the time interval between color changes is 30 seconds (s). Sally replicates the experiment with the same solution, but at a temperature that is 10 degrees Celsius (°C) higher. What is the most likely time interval between color changes at this higher temperature?

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

Answer 2

15 seconds

Explanation:

The given parameters for the experiment are;

The time it takes the solution to change from a clear color to a bluish-purple color at a given temperature = 30 seconds

The temperature at which Sally replicates the experiment with the same solution = 10°C higher than the temperature the experiment was carried out by John

Given that the process involves a change in color, which is a characteristic of a chemical reaction, and that the rate of a chemical reaction increases as the temperature of the reacting system is increased, we have time it takes for the solution to change color at a temperature increased by 10°C, will be a time lesser than 30 seconds