Question

A student wanted to answer the question, “How does temperature affect the rate of an enzyme reaction?”. She decided to test the temperatures of 10degC, 20degC, 30degC, 40degC and 50degC. She would add 10 mL of enzyme to 50 mL of reactants. She measured the time it takes for the bubbling reaction to stop.

What is the dependent variable in the experiment above?

Answer 1

look up the Arrhenius equation

Answer 2

thx

Answer 3

your welcome

Answer 4

Apart from what @surry99 said, it is important to mention that optimum temperature for enzymes is from 30oCelsius, if I am not wrong, because a temperature higher than that will denature the enzyme, given that it is a protein that has a definite shape to attach a set of specific nutrients to simpler ones. Also , in a very low temperature, will make the enzyme not work effectively. Pardon my tardiness, I was offline. This question is more of biology though. Thanks anyway.