If you did not know the identity of the metal in your jar, what experiment might you have done to prove that the metal was in fact the element pure zinc? Write two or three sentences describing what property you would measure and how you would measure it if you were in the laboratory.

If you did not know the identity of the metal in your jar, what experiment might you have done to prove that the metal was in fact the element pure zinc? Write two or three sentences describing what property you would measure and how you would measure it if you were in the laboratory.

Chemistry

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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If you did not know the identity of the metal in
your jar, what experiment might you have
done to prove that the metal was in fact the
element pure zinc?
Write two or three sentences describing what
property you would measure and how you
would measure it if you were in the laboratory.

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