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Ionic Reaction Lab Report

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The purpose of this laboratory experiment was to compile data enabling students to classify compounds as ionic or covalent. To do this, students tested the compounds: sodium chloride, calcium chloride, potassium chloride, sucrose, salicylic acid, wax, and stearic acid through their conductivity, solubility, and recorded the order of which the compounds melted. Conductivity was tested by using two paper clips placed in the compounds that were located in water and observing if they were able to charge a closed circuit. Solubility was tested through placing small amounts of the compounds into test tubes and dissolving them with water and the process was repeated with ethanol. The results from this experiment was that the compounds: Sodium Chloride,

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