After adding the solutions we tried our best to keep the temperatures constant as we timed the reaction. Once we noticed the color of each solution turn to a burnt yellow/orange color we concluded that the reaction was complete and stopped the timer. This data collected was our reaction time for the first trial. To get more accurate results, we performed the experiment again for 10℃, 20℃, and 30℃, and got the average reaction time at each temperature. With this information, we were able to calculate the rate of the reactions, which lead to determining the equilibrium constants, K, and eventually the slope of our observations and the activation energy.
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