f you compare the properties that you know of these materials that you use daily: sugar, vinegar, alcohol, oil, you can affirm that they are different, right? They could not confuse the oil with vinegar, or with alcohol. But... here are some facts to think about. Sugar is the common name for the compound sucrose, a substance made up of C, H and O. Vinegar is an aqueous solution containing 4% acetic acid, which is responsible for the typical smell and taste. Acetic acid is a substance made up of C, H and O. Pharmacy alcohol is a solution containing 96% ethanol and 4% water. Ethanol is a substance formed by the elements C. H and O. Edible oil is a mixture of different substances among which triglycerides predominate. These are substances formed by C. H and O. According to the data: a) What similarities can you point out between the different compounds mentioned? b) To what could you attribute the differences in the properties of these substances? c) What conclusions can you draw?
If you compare the properties that you know of these materials that you use daily: sugar, vinegar, alcohol, oil, you can affirm that they are different, right? They could not confuse the oil with vinegar, or with alcohol. But... here are some facts to think about. Sugar is the common name for the compound sucrose, a substance made up of C, H and O. Vinegar is an aqueous solution containing 4% acetic acid, which is responsible for the typical smell and taste. Acetic acid is a substance made up of C, H and O. Pharmacy alcohol is a solution containing 96% ethanol and 4% water. Ethanol is a substance formed by the elements C. H and O. Edible oil is a mixture of different substances among which triglycerides predominate. These are substances formed by C. H and O. According to the data:
a) What similarities can you point out between the different compounds mentioned?
b) To what could you attribute the differences in the properties of these substances?
c) What conclusions can you draw?
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