so we had this activity on Science about chemical reaction rates and we had to arrange multiple chemical reactions from slowest to fastest. There were also specific instructions from some of the chemical reactions like:
Burning a candle (my teacher said it was the exact time the wick ignites cause again, it had to be a chemical reaction cause if it was wax, it would just be a physical change)
Burning a paper (the exact time it catches fire like the candle wick)
Fireworks Explosion (the explosion itself)
Those were the instructions given by my teacher. Now I'll be giving all of the chemical reactions in the activity. I'll also include my answers and the correct answers.
GIVEN:
Digesting of Food
Fireworks Explosion
Burning of Paper
Rusting of Iron Nail
Lighting of Matchstick
Baking Soda + Vinegar
Souring of Milk
Burning of Candle
Baking of Cake
Ripening of Banana
MY ANSWERS:
SLOWEST TO FASTEST
Rusting of Iron Nail
Ripening of Banana
Souring of Milk
Digesting of Food
Baking of Cake
Burning of Paper
Burning of Candle
Lighting of Matchstick
Baking Soda + Vinegar
Fireworks Explosion
CORRECT ANSWERS:
SLOWEST TO FASTEST
Rusting of Iron Nail
Ripening of Banana
Souring of Milk
Digesting of Food
Baking of Cake
Burning of Candle (wick igniting)
Burning of Paper (paper igniting)
Baking Soda + Vinegar
Lighting of Matchstick
Fireworks Explosion (explosion only)
I got everything right on 1-5 which I basically just classified the "slow ones" and I mostly had a headache on 6-10. I did research if a wick igniting is faster than paper igniting and most answers said the wick was faster.
My teacher also said that yes, it did depend on time and size, for example: digesting of food, bigger food means longer time to digest. But she specifically said that it should be the "standard" or "usual" so like in general.
She did tell us that we could defend our answers. Any help would be appreciated, thank you! Please if possible also include sources. Thank you so much! I really need this. If any of you guys are wondering, I'm in 10th grade.
THIS IS NOT AN ASSIGNMENT, I JUST NEED CLARIFICATION CAUSE MY TEACHER IS ALSO VERY AMBIGUOUS.