A form 1 student was supplied with a colourless liquid suspected to be water. (i)Describe one chemical test that could be carried out to show that...

A form 1 student was supplied with a colourless liquid suspected to be water.
(i)Describe one chemical test that could be carried out to show that the liquid was water.
(ii)How could it have been shown that the liquid was pure water?

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(i)Add the colourless liquid to:
-Anhydrous copper(II) sulphate which turns colour from white to blue.
-Anhydrous cobalt(II)chloride which turns colour from blue to pink.

(ii)Determine its boiling point which is 100°C or freezing point which is 0°C.

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Belan answered the question on February 13, 2019 at 12:16

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