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?
- How much of the substance dissolves in water
- How much space the substance takes up
- What the temperature of the substance is
- What the width of the substance is
| 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% | 

