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Why should you never taste an unknown substance to identify it as acid?
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What is meant by a characteristic property of a substance?
Since characteristic properties for a given substance never change, they can be used to identify unknown matter.
What is the science safety symbol for never taste or smell an unknown substance?
There is no symbol for "never taste or smell an unknown substance" because that is a universal precaution that everyone should be taught.
Why must you never taste an unknown acid or base?
No just an acid or base; you should never taste any unknown substance. An acid or base can cause chemical burns on contact. Many substances can be toxic as well and can make you sick or even be lethal in small quantities.
Why would you never use the sour taste property to identify an unknown acid?
Because it might dissolve your tongue or poison you!
What is used to identify acids and bases?
an acid is a material or substance that is sour and can change blue litmus paper red a base is a material or substance that is bitter (it sometimes ) and can change red litmus paper blue. Litmus paper can tell an acid from a base Lemon Juice is an acid coffee is a base.
What is meant by a characteristic property of a substance?
Since characteristic properties for a given substance never change, they can be used to identify unknown matter.
What is the science safety symbol for never taste or smell an unknown substance?
There is no symbol for "never taste or smell an unknown substance" because that is a universal precaution that everyone should be taught.
Why is it important to identify an unknown substance?
Because the substance could potentially be extremely toxic or harmful. You must never use an unknown substance in experiments without identifying it first, many tests can be undertaken to determine the cation and anion. These tests include the flame test, solubility tests, precipitate reaction tests and conductivity tests. These do vary depending on the unknown substance.
What are the usefulness of density in identification of unknown substance?
Density is useful for identifying an unknown material because it is a physical constant. A physical constant is a unique characteristic of the material in question. This constant never change or vary with the shape or amount of the material/substance.
Why must you never taste an unknown acid or base?
No just an acid or base; you should never taste any unknown substance. An acid or base can cause chemical burns on contact. Many substances can be toxic as well and can make you sick or even be lethal in small quantities.
DURING A SCience experiment which sense organ is never used to identify an unknown object?
tongue
What should you never do to identify a chemical?
taste or touch
Why would you never use the sour taste property to identify an unknown acid?
Because it might dissolve your tongue or poison you!
Why is density characteristic property?
Density is a Characteristic Property because it is A quality of a substance that never changes and can be used to identify the substances.
Why should you never touch or taste an unknown acid?
because it is very dangereous.
When labeling your PDA you should never identify the device as a DoD device?
true
What should you never heat a substance in?
That really depends on what you are trying to heat and how you are heating it.
