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Substances, Chemical Reactions, and Conservation of Matter
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
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| n = 2872 |
6–8 n = 1651 |
9–12 n = 1213 |
Male n = 1374 |
Female n = 1441 |
English n = 2502 |
Other n = 303 |
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| 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% |