Are you able to determine the formula of the compound? Explain why or why not. Discuss what you know about element properties here as they are related to this question Substance Name and Formula State Physical observations Flame colour KI Potassium iodide Solid · White · Powder · Reassemble coconut flakes Violet CA(NO3) 2 Calcium nitrate Solid · Translucent · White · Flakey · Resembles sanding sugar Pink CuSO4 Copper sulphate Solid · Blue · Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape · Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles Green Sr(NO3) 2 Strontium nitrate Solid · White · Looks similar to granulated salt Pink CaCl2 Calcium chloride Solid · White · Resembles crushed pieces of ice Orange NaNO3 Sodium nitrate Solid · White · Looks small and circular · Look like white dots Yellow SrCl2 Sodium chloride Solid · White · Looks similar to granulated salt Red LiNO3 Lithium nitrate Solid · White · Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut Hot Pink KCl Potassium chloride Solid · White · Looks similar to granulated salt Violet KCI (aq) Potassium chloride Liquid · It is transparent · Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water Violet CuSO4 (aq) Copper (II) sulfate Liquid · Looks blue · Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue Green Unknown A Solid · White · The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder Yellow Unknown B Solid · White · Looks like granulated salt Hot Pink
Are you able to determine the formula of the compound? Explain why or why not. Discuss what you know about element properties here as they are related to this question
Substance Name and Formula |
State |
Physical observations |
Flame colour |
KI Potassium iodide
|
Solid |
· White · Powder · Reassemble coconut flakes |
Violet |
CA(NO3) 2 Calcium nitrate
|
Solid |
· Translucent · White · Flakey · Resembles sanding sugar |
Pink |
CuSO4 Copper sulphate
|
Solid |
· Blue · Has an similar shape/form as an circular shape · Looks like blue glitter/shiny sprinkles |
Green |
Sr(NO3) 2 Strontium nitrate
|
Solid
|
· White · Looks similar to granulated salt |
Pink |
CaCl2 Calcium chloride
|
Solid |
· White · Resembles crushed pieces of ice |
Orange |
NaNO3 Sodium nitrate
|
Solid |
· White · Looks small and circular · Look like white dots |
Yellow |
SrCl2 Sodium chloride
|
Solid |
· White · Looks similar to granulated salt |
Red |
LiNO3 Lithium nitrate
|
Solid |
· White · Looks like very tiny shredded/flakey coconut |
Hot Pink |
KCl Potassium chloride
|
Solid |
· White · Looks similar to granulated salt |
Violet |
KCI (aq) Potassium chloride
|
Liquid |
· It is transparent · Looks like glittery transparent liquid like water
|
Violet |
CuSO4 (aq) Copper (II) sulfate
|
Liquid |
· Looks blue · Resembles a carbonated drink which is in the colour blue |
Green |
Unknown A
|
Solid |
· White · The substance looked like an white powder example of baby powder |
Yellow |
Unknown B
|
Solid |
· White · Looks like granulated salt |
Hot Pink |
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