6.04 6 x 6 Mystery Solution Lab

This lab has you again mixing drops of solutions, but this time, rather than knowing before-hand what the solutions are and then seeing how they react (or not), this time you will be mixing them and observing what happens, and then using that information to identify the solutions! Hmmmm. One of you will be given a set of six different unknown solutions labeled A, B, C, D, E and F. The other will be given a corresponding set of six solutions labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 – but in scrambled order. In part I of this lab, you and your partner need to figure out which numbered solution matches which lettered solution (Perhaps A = 3, B = 6…). For this you really do not need any chemistry know-how, just good logic and problem solving skills. Procedure: The one with the lettered solutions should use only those solutions, none of the numbered ones, and vice-versa. Each person should work quickly, quietly and very carefully, collecting his/her data and recording on their lab sheet (in the packet). The format you use to record that data is up to you. You may want to discuss this with your partner before you even start. Once you have collected all the data you need, then clean up and wash your hands, then go sit down and figure out which letter corresponds with which number.

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