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Item SC046005: How much of a substance dissolves in water is a characteristic property of the substance.

Which of the following is a characteristic property of a pure substance?

  1. How much of the substance dissolves in water
  2. How much space the substance takes up
  3. What the temperature of the substance is
  4. What the width of the substance is
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2741
6–8
n = 1641
9–12
n = 1079
Male
n = 1266
Female
n = 1419
English
n = 2427
Other
n = 239
A. How much of the substance dissolves in water 42% 35% 52% 42% 42% 41% 42%
B. How much space the substance takes up 27% 30% 22% 24% 30% 27% 28%
C. What the temperature of the substance is 22% 24% 19% 24% 20% 22% 24%
D. What the width of the substance is 9% 11% 7% 10% 9% 10% 6%