Identifying Substances Lab

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Physical or Unknown substance Chemical Property 1 2 3 4 5 6 state

colour clarity (clear or not see through) crystal shape (cubes, powder, grains, hexagons) what happens in water? (dissolves or does not dissolve)

what happens in acid?

what is it? Science, Gr. 9 Atoms & Elements – Physical & Chemical Properties Identifying Substances Lab ANSWER KEY

Physical or Unknown substance Chemical Property 1 2 3 4 5 6 state solid solid solid solid solid solid

colour white white white white white white clarity (clear or clear opaque opaque clear clear opaque not see through) crystal shape (cubes, small cubes powder powder granular hexagons granular powder, grains, hexagons) what happens in water? soluble soluble not soluble soluble soluble soluble (dissolves or does not dissolve)

what fizzes fizzes some, turns cloudy happens dissolves dissolves soluble dissolves dissolves yellow in acid?

sodium what is it? salt baking soda chalk sodium nitrate sugar thiosulphate