Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I saw this topic somewhere but I don't know how to go about it: How does the concentration of caffeine affect the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in liver in the presence of paracetamol?

If you have any ideas related to this or how to conduct this experiment please help! This is for an IB chemistry IA.

Hello,

I'm not sure if this idea is related to a science project, but it surely would be an ambitions one.

From your explanation, we'd be interested in an ensemble of livers with varying caffeine concentrations and how rapidly these livers decompose hydrogen peroxide. We also assume a fixed concentration of paracetamol being present in these livers.

To summarize, you're interested in the rate of a chemical reaction.

For a science fair version of this study, and as a general approach, consider simplifying this system to a model: how does reagent X change the speed of reaction Y?

To obtain further insight and ideas toward a chemical kinetics experiment, perhaps consider reviewing this project: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... inol-blood

-John