Lab Activity: A New Language - Honors Chemistry Coursework

Analysis Questions:1. Observe the contents of the vials and their labels. Create a numbered list of at least eight patterns you noticeabout the information on the vial label and/or the material in the vial.2. The following symbols represent elements in the substances in the vials. Identify each element.Na _________________________Zn _________________________S _________________________N _________________________3. How do you translate the following words into chemical symbols?sulfate _________________________hydroxide _________________________nitrate _________________________oxide _________________________4. Compounds are substances made of more than one element that are chemically combined. On your datatable, place a “C” next to the number of each vial that contains a compound.5. What do you think g, l, and s in parentheses represent?6. How would you write the chemical formula for ice? _________________________7. What do all the substances labeled (aq) have in common?8. What is the difference between l and aq?9. What is in your Vial 18? How did you arrive at this conclusion?10. Could the substance in vial 4 also be in vial 18? Must the substance in vial 4 be in vial 18? Can youdefinitively tell using observation only?Revised Sept 2011 Page 3 of 5