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Which property would be most useful in identifying the unknown rock?
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mineral content
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Students want to identify a rock in a nearby field. Which of the following properties would be most useful in identifying the unknown rock?
Mineral content
What is the most reliable clue in identifying a mineral?
hardness, luster, cleavage and fracture, color (not quite useful) and streak
What physical property would be the most useful in the separation of fine saw dust and salt?
Magnetism would be the most useful physical property for separating fine saw dust and salt. However, since neither is magnetic, a process of dissolving the salt in water, filtering out the saw dust, and boiling away the water is necessary.
If you had an unknown substance and were asked to identify it would you use the intensive or extensive properties of the substance?
Intensive properties are independent from the mass of an object: density, hardness, melting point.
What property of these metals would allow such a separation?
What property of these metals would allow such a separation?
What would be most useful for identifying an unknown liquid?
Volume
Which physical property would be the most useful in identifying a sample of galena?
streak
What mineral property is the least useful property?
The least effective property used to identify most minerals would be the color. The color of a mineral can be altered by impurities.
Students want to identify a rock in a nearby field. Which of the following properties would be most useful in identifying the unknown rock?
Mineral content
How magnetism can be useful for identifying minerals?
only certain minerals display magnetism
Which of the three stains would likely be the first used when identifying an unknown bacterium?
The Gram stain
Which traits of an individual would be most useful for identifying a victim in a forensic investigation?
blood type
What properties are least useful in identifying a mineral?
Color and streak would be the least useful, because they may be shared by a multitude of other minerals.
What two properties are least useful in identifying a mineral?
Color and streak would be the least useful, because they may be shared by a multitude of other minerals.
Which piece of lab equipment would be least useful in finding the precise density of an unknown liquid?
Electronic balance
Which graphs is most useful for identifying outliers?
I would be tempted to use a box-plot or a scatter graph. Those are the first two that come to mind.
Is there a site for identifying photos of unknown items?
There are groups that are online that collect anything from coins to antique posters, photos and even signs. I would suggest you look for groups to join.
