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Substances, Chemical Reactions, and Conservation of Matter
A pure substance has characteristic properties, such as density, a boiling point, and solubility, all of which a…
Item SC095003: To help identify a metal, you could determine its density and compare it to the density of other metals.
You find an object that is made of a pure metal. What could you do to identify which metal the object is made of?
- Determine its density and compare it to the density of other metals.
- Measure its length and compare it to the length of other metals.
- Determine its shape and compare it to the shape of other metals.
- Measure its mass and compare it to the mass of other metals.
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2487 |
6–8 n = 1261 |
9–12 n = 1218 |
Male n = 1208 |
Female n = 1229 |
English n = 2144 |
Other n = 284 |
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| A. | Determine its density and compare it to the density of other metals. | 58% | 56% | 61% | 60% | 57% | 60% | 52% |
| B. | Measure its length and compare it to the length of other metals. | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| C. | Determine its shape and compare it to the shape of other metals. | 10% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 13% |
| D. | Measure its mass and compare it to the mass of other metals. | 21% | 22% | 20% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 24% |