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Jump to Coursework Select a CategoryA Level A Level/Art A Level/Biology A Level/Chemistry A Level/Classics A Level/Economics A Level/French A Level/Geography A Level/German A Level/History A Level/Law A Level/Maths A Level/Media Studies A Level/Miscellaneous A Level/Philosophy A Level/Physics A Level/Politics A Level/Psychology A Level/Sociology A Level/Spanish GCSE GCSE/Art GCSE/Biology GCSE/Biology/Enzymes GCSE/Biology/Osmosis GCSE/Business Studies GCSE/Chemistry GCSE/Drama GCSE/Economics GCSE/English Language GCSE/Geography GCSE/History GCSE/History/African GCSE/History/Britain GCSE/History/European GCSE/History/France GCSE/History/Germany GCSE/History/Russian GCSE/History/Vietnam GCSE/Languages GCSE/Languages/French GCSE/Languages/German GCSE/Languages/Irish GCSE/Languages/Welsh GCSE/Latin GCSE/Maths GCSE/Maths/T Shapes GCSE/Miscellaneous GCSE/Music GCSE/Physics GCSE/Physics/Pendulum GCSE/Psychology GCSE/Technology I.B. I.B./Anthropology I.B./English Orals I.B./Group 4 I.B./History I.B./IB_Extended Essays Coursework GCSE Coursework A-Level Essays IB Coursework User Options Search Bookmark Page Contribute Contribute About Us General Stuff Other Sites Coursework.Info PersonalStatement.Info University Essays The effect of Temperature on Enzymes From www.courseworkbank.co.uk The effect of Temperature on Enzymes Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature on the breakdown of starch by amylase, and to find the optimum temperature for the reaction. Research: Enzymes are proteins that control vital biological processes. They often act as biological catalysts. They are made in cells. A catalyst is a chemical substance which speeds up a reaction but does not get used up during it. One enzyme molecule may be used several times over. If starch is mixed with water it will break down very slowly into sugar, taking several years, however, in your saliva there is an enzyme called amylase which can break down starch to sugar in minutes or seconds. A rise in temperature increases the rate of most chemical reactions and a fall in temperature will slow them down. In many cases a rise in 10¦ C will double the rate of reaction in a cell. This is particle theory. I am going to investigate the temperature at which reactions occur. An increase in temperature will result in a n increase in kinetic energy. Since the kinetic energy increases , the velocity of particles will also increase. Since the speed of particles increases, they should collide more often and therefore the speed of reaction increases. The particles will also have more energy thereby speeding up the reaction even more. It has been suggested that for every 10 degree rise in temperature, the speed of the reaction will double.
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