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An Investigation on the affect of temperature on the rate of reaction.
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An Investigation on the affect of temperature on the rate of reaction Aim: The aim of this investigation is to determine how varying temperatures affect the rate of reaction. Hypothesis: I predict that the higher temperature gets the faster the rate of reaction. However, as catalase is an enzyme found in the human body as well, beyond 40oC the enzyme will be denatured. Enzymes are protein molecules that are specific in recognising and binding to specific reactants known as substrates. Enzymes speed their conversion into products. These proteins are responsible for increasing the rates of all of the many thousand of reaction taking place inside cells. A number of external factors affect the activity of enzymes and the rate of these catabolic or anabolic reactions. These factors include variations in the concentration for substrate molecules, enzyme concentration, presence of inhibitors and pH. Catalase is an enzyme found in many things such as peas,...
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