Question

Choose the best method or methods to determine the identity of an unknown chemical in lab. Select one: Taste a small amount of the chemical. Smell the chemical by inhaling the vapors. Perform a series of experiments. Ask another student the identity of the unknown chemical.

Answer 1

Answer:Perform a series of experiments.

Explanation:

In the chemistry laboratory, unknown compounds are identified by a series of qualitative chemical tests called qualitative analysis. A well structured series of experiments with little quantities of the sample give us an idea of what the unknown sample may be. This is how an unknown compound may be identified in a chemical laboratory