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Iodine
Lab 5-1
The objective for this lab is to gain additional
information to support the theory that there are
more kinds of matter than there are kinds of
matter particles.
Stated in kid speak:
MIXTURE REVIEW
The fact that two of your substances are YELLOW
and WHITE is significant. The reason for this is
that if iodine is present, then these substances
can NOT possibly be mixtures. Mixtures keep the
properties of the substances that make them. If
iodine is a shiny black crystal, what can be added
to black to make either YELLOR OR WHITE?
Nothing, so if it is present, then the
substances would have to be compounds.
The first thing that you did was to heat iodine crystals. When you heated
the pure iodine, you got a PURPLE GAS as shown.
This is a
Why is chemical A a
compound?
The reason for this is that when A was heated it
gave off a PURPLE GAS. Now, since mixtures
keep their properties, what can you mix in ART
with purple, to get YELLOW? Nothing as yellow
is a primary color. So, whatever combined with
Iodine had to do so CHEMICALLY. This means
that chemical A was a compound, and therefore,
A PURE SUBSTANCE AS WELL.
If it was pure, it was also homogeneous.
Compounded again.
Chemical B is a white
If you look at the test tube on the left, you see chemical B after it was
heated. It only changed state of matter, becoming a boiling red liquid.
When it cooled, it returned to the white color. When Chemical B is added
to CHLORINE WATER AND MINERAL OIL, the chlorine water separates
the chemical into atoms. The mineral oil likes Iodine, so it pulls the iodine
out of the liquid, making a lavender color.
CHEMICAL B-ALSO A
COMPOUND
So, chemical B must also be a
compound. Think about it.
Iodine crystals are silvery/black.
Chemical B is white. What
substance can you add to
silvery-black to end up with
WHITE?
Summary
1. Some substances are composed of more than
Lab Summary
You now have THREE pieces of