Imagine you are in a laboratory. You are exploring the following reaction: A + B → C

When the product C is created, bubbles form. When 10mL of A is added to 10mL of B, the reaction takes twenty seconds. Your teacher gives you three unknown substances (X, Y, and Z), one of which is a catalyst for the reaction.

Design an experiment to test substances X, Y, and Z to determine which one is a catalyst for the reaction.

Question

Imagine you are in a laboratory. You are exploring the following reaction: A + B → C

When the product C is created, bubbles form. When 10mL of A is added to 10mL of B, the reaction takes twenty seconds. Your teacher gives you three unknown substances (X, Y, and Z), one of which is a catalyst for the reaction.

Design an experiment to test substances X, Y, and Z to determine which one is a catalyst for the reaction.

Vocaloid · Answer

Catalysts increase the speed of the reaction

So the general idea is to try the reaction with one catalyst at a time, time how long it takes, and compare it to the time without a catalyst (20 seconds as stated under the given conditions)

I’ll leave the specifics of the experimental design up to you