PROPERTIES

• KEY PROPERTIES TO IDENTIFY SUBSTANCES?

  • acidic
  • state of matter
  • does/ does not dissolve in water
• WHAT IS A COMPOUND LIKELY TO BE IF IT IS ACIDIC?

  carboxylic acid
• WHAT IS A COMPOUND LIKELY TO HAVE IF IT IS A SOLID?

  • long carbon chain
  • ionic bonding
• WHAT IS A COMPOUND LIKELY TO HAVE IF IT IS A LIQUID?

  • medium length carbon chain
  • polar/ hydrogen bonding
• WHAT IS A COMPOUND LIKELY TO HAVE IF IT IS A GAS?

  • short carbon chain
  • little/ no polarity
• WHAT IS A COMPOUND LIKELY TO HAVE IF IT DISSOLVES IN WATER?

  polar groups
• WHAT IS A COMPOUND LIKELY TO HAVE IF IT DOES NOT DISSOLVE IN WATER?

  no polar groups