Are you able to determine the formula of the compound? Explain why or why not.  Discuss what you know about element properties here as they are related to this question Substance Name and Formula State Physical observations Flame colour   KI Potassium iodide     Solid ·         White ·         Powder ·         Reassemble coconut flakes   Violet   CA(NO3) 2 Calcium nitrate     Solid ·         Translucent ·         White ·         Flakey ·         Resembles sanding sugar     Pink   CuSO4 Copper sulphate     Solid ·         Blue ·         Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape ·         Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles     Green   Sr(NO3) 2 Strontium nitrate     Solid   ·         White ·         Looks similar to granulated salt   Pink   CaCl2 Calcium chloride     Solid ·         White ·         Resembles crushed pieces of ice   Orange   NaNO3 Sodium nitrate     Solid ·         White ·         Looks small and circular ·         Look like white dots   Yellow   SrCl2 Sodium chloride     Solid ·         White ·         Looks similar to granulated salt   Red   LiNO3 Lithium nitrate     Solid ·         White ·         Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut   Hot Pink   KCl Potassium chloride     Solid ·         White ·         Looks similar to granulated salt   Violet   KCI (aq) Potassium chloride     Liquid ·         It is transparent ·         Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water       Violet   CuSO4 (aq) Copper (II) sulfate     Liquid ·         Looks blue ·         Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue   Green   Unknown A     Solid ·         White ·         The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder   Yellow   Unknown B     Solid ·         White ·         Looks like granulated salt   Hot Pink

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Are you able to determine the formula of the compound? Explain why or why not.  Discuss what you know about element properties here as they are related to this question

Substance Name and Formula

State

Physical observations

Flame colour

 

KI

Potassium iodide

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Powder

·         Reassemble coconut flakes

 

Violet

 

CA(NO3) 2

Calcium nitrate

 

 

Solid

·         Translucent

·         White

·         Flakey

·         Resembles sanding sugar

 

 

Pink

 

CuSO4

Copper sulphate

 

 

Solid

·         Blue

·         Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape

·         Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles

 

 

Green

 

Sr(NO3) 2

Strontium nitrate

 

 

Solid

 

·         White

·         Looks similar to granulated salt

 

Pink

 

CaCl2

Calcium chloride

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Resembles crushed pieces of ice

 

Orange

 

NaNO3

Sodium nitrate

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks small and circular

·         Look like white dots

 

Yellow

 

SrCl2

Sodium chloride

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks similar to granulated salt

 

Red

 

LiNO3

Lithium nitrate

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut

 

Hot Pink

 

KCl

Potassium chloride

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks similar to granulated salt

 

Violet

 

KCI (aq)

Potassium chloride

 

 

Liquid

·         It is transparent

·         Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water

 

 

 

Violet

 

CuSO4 (aq)

Copper (II) sulfate

 

 

Liquid

·         Looks blue

·         Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue

 

Green

 

Unknown A

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder

 

Yellow

 

Unknown B

 

 

Solid

·         White

·         Looks like granulated salt

 

Hot Pink

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