Item SC099002: Determining the mass of a liquid and comparing its mass to the mass of other liquids will NOT help you identify the liquid.
You find a container filled with a liquid. The liquid is a pure substance. Which of the following will NOT help you identify the liquid?
- Determining the freezing point of the liquid and comparing its freezing point to the freezing point of other liquids
- Determining the mass of the liquid and comparing its mass to the mass of other liquids
- Observing the color of the liquid and comparing its color to the color of other liquids
- Smelling the liquid and comparing its odor to the odor of other liquids
| Answer Choice | Overall | Grades | Gender | Primary Language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2872 | 6–8 n = 1651 | 9–12 n = 1213 | Male n = 1374 | Female n = 1441 | English n = 2502 | Other n = 303 | ||
| A. | Determining the freezing point of the liquid and comparing its freezing point to the freezing point of other liquids | 18% | 20% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 24% | 
| B. | Determining the mass of the liquid and comparing its mass to the mass of other liquids | 33% | 30% | 36% | 32% | 33% | 33% | 29% | 
| C. | Observing the color of the liquid and comparing its color to the color of other liquids | 27% | 28% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 
| D. | Smelling the liquid and comparing its odor to the odor of other liquids | 22% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 

