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Q: Why would a hand held stopwatch NOT accurate times for a race?
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For this you would need a stopwatch and the ingredients for the reaction. Now take vinegar in a beaker and keep the stopwatch in one hand. take a pinch of baking soda in the other hand. Now drop it in the vinegar solution and simultaneously start the stopwatch. Note the time taken for the bubbling to stop completely. Now raise the temperature and repeat the same experiment. Do this for 5 set of reading by raising the temperature 5 degrees each time. Now do this by decreasing the temperature 5 degrees. Tabulate the data and think about the answer.