Question: The following are common household compounds: table salt (NaCl), table sugar (sucrose), vinegar (contains acetic acid), baking soda (NaHCO3), washing soda (Na2CO3? 10H2O), boric acid

The following are common household compounds: table salt (NaCl), table sugar (sucrose), vinegar (contains acetic acid), baking soda (NaHCO3), washing soda (Na2CO3? 10H2O), boric acid (H3BO3, used in eyewash), epsom salt (MgSO4? 7H2O), sodium hydroxide (used in drain openers), ammonia, milk of magnesia [Mg(OH)2], and calcium carbonate. Based on what you have learned in this chapter, describe test(s) that would enable you to identify each of these compounds.

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