Using an example, explain why it is usually not enough to examine only one property of a substance in order to clearly distinguish between two substances.

I have to complete a task, but I can't find an answer. Can anyone help me?

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MeisterRuelps, UserMod Light

Individual properties such as aggregate state, conductivity etc do not help out in a characterization.

You can compare the whole thing with a screen that only has a pore size. If you pack a mixture there, only a part is filtered out (i.e. a property). You need different pore sizes to end up just getting what you really are looking for. So several screens or properties help you find out exactly what you are looking for.

If you are looking for a person, an indication like “It is a woman” does not really help:)

TomRichter
1 year ago

Why is it usually not enough for a clear distinction between two substances to examine only one substance property?

If you know that only two substances are in question, then almost always a single property is enough to distinguish – you just have to choose the right one.

Example sugar or sodium chloride? Color would be unsuitable, but if desired crystal form, melting point, density, solubilee in water would be all properties, each of which gives a clear answer.

Maybe the question was quite different – I can’t imagine how.

RedPanther
1 year ago

Because a single property can also be the same for several different substances.

For example, if you only look at the “electrically conductive” property, you don’t know if you have copper, aluminum or graphite. Runs everything super….

Moese397
1 year ago

Takest mercury and uran or gold

Matermace
1 year ago

Can you distinguish sugar from salt by colour?