Purpose

Conducting a number of experiments to determine what type of chemical

bonds six unknown samples are composed of.

Conductivity test:
Materials:
Light bulb
zinc and copper strips
3x alligator clamps
9v battery
Procedures:
1. Gather a light bulb, zinc and copper metal strips, three alligator
clamps, and a 9v battery.
2. Attach the metal strips to the the alligator clamps, and use them
to create a circuit capable of lighting up the bulb.
3. Touch the two metal strips to the dry unknown samples, testing
their conductivity.
4. Record what happens to the light bulb and infer what it means
by using the previously made chart.

Dissolvability test:
Materials:
Well plates
mixing sticks
distilled water
Procedures:
1. Measure out .2-.3 grams of each unknown sample using scales
in the lab.
2. Grab a well plate and fill six pockets to the brim with distilled
water.
3. Drop the miniscule amounts of the unknowns into separate
pockets and mix them around with the sticks for 1 minute.

4. Record what samples do or dont dissolve and infer what it

means by using the previously made chart.

Materials:
Ring stand
bunsen burner
metal wire sheet
tinfoil
sparker

Procedures:
Melting point test:
1. Gather a ring stand, bunsen burner, metal wire sheet, and
tinfoil.
2. Set up the ring stand with wire sheet supporting a thin layer of
tinfoil.
3. Measure .5 grams of the unknown samples and set them on tin
foil above the bunsen burner and sheet.
4. Grab a sparker and light the burner, holding it directly under the
foil.
5. Wait 1 minute to see if the samples melt
6. record results in the table.

Data
Tests

Solution
A

Solution
B

Solution
C

Solution
D

Solution
E

Solution
F

Conductivity

no

no

yes

no

no

no

Dissolving

yes

yes

no

no

yes

yes

Melting
point

high

high

high

low

high

high

Analysis:
The results for each test allow us to see how each sample behaves
and narrows down their chemical bond identity with each experiment.
Solution A appears to be held by ionic bonds, based
on no dry conductivity and a high melting point.
Solution B is also ionic with the same results.
Solution C is a metallic bond based on dry
conductivity, high melting point, and the inability to dissolve in
water.
Solution D appears to be covalent based on low
melting point.
Solution E appears to be ionic based on no dry
conductivity, the ability to dissolve in water, and high melting
point.
Solution F has the same results.
These conclusions are taken from a previously made chart detailing
the physical properties of each bond.