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Idenitfication of Substances by Physcial Properties

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Lab 2 Report- Identification of Substances by Physical Properties The purpose of this lab was to see how certain substances; Naphthalene, Toulene, and and 2 unknowns (one liquid, one solid) react with 3 different solvents. To identify the two unknowns, testing needs to be done to find the density of both the liquid and the solid, determine the melting point of the solid, and the boiling point of the liquid. The Physical Properties of Pure Substances Table can then be used to compare the observed results with the accurate properties from the table. If testing is done correctly, accurate assumptions can be made to figure out what the unknown substances were. Introduction Being able to identify unknown substances by observing their …show more content…

Toulene, I was not familiar with but was surprised that it was not soluble in water. What I did enjoy doing was trying to determine the unknown substances by applying physical properties to them. To be able to find the density, find a melting point or a boiling point, and use the refractive index to first record the observed results and then be able to compare them to Table 1, the Physical Properties of Pure Substances Chart and actually be able to determine what the unknown substance is based on a comparison of the observed data compared to the chart. One problem we encountered was trying to decide the melting point of our unknown solid, we waited to long to record the initial melting state I believe. I also believe that we did not let the liquid unknown reach it’s full potential on boiling point. Sources and Citations Lab handout- Identification of Substances by Physical Properties. Report sheet- Identification of Substances by Physical

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