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Substances, Chemical Reactions, and Conservation of Matter
Item SC095002: To help identify a metal, you could determine its melting point and compare it to the melting point 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 melting point and compare it to the melting point 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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6–8 n = 1206 |
9–12 n = 1092 |
Male n = 1082 |
Female n = 1193 |
English n = 2046 |
Other n = 210 |
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| A. | Determine its melting point and compare it to the melting point of other metals. | 57% | 55% | 59% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 49% |
| B. | Measure its length and compare it to the length of other metals. | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 16% |
| C. | Determine its shape and compare it to the shape of other metals. | 11% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 17% |
| D. | Measure its mass and compare it to the mass of other metals. | 21% | 24% | 19% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 19% |