MYSTERY POWDER

IDENTIFICATION

• Powder A is cornstarch
• Powder B is salt
• Powder C is powdered sugar
• Powder D is baking soda
• Mystery Powder is also baking soda

THE TESTS PERFORMED

• A microscopic test of the powders
• Mixed the powders with vinegar
• Mixed the powders with iodine
• Mixed the powders with water
• A texture test of the powders

POWDER A

• Roundish squares for A
• The powder mixed with vinegar
• The color changed to a black when mixed with Iodine
• Forms a white mixture when mixed with water
• The powder is fluffy and smooth
• The powder is cornstarch

POWDER B

• There are cube crystals in Powder B
• Powder B had no reaction with Vinegar
• The color changes to a brown when mixed with Iodine
• It dissolved in water
• It has a rough texture
• Powder B is salt

POWDER C

• Powder C has clumps of random shapes inside
• Powder C dissolved when mixed with vinegar
• Powder C changed the color to a brown when mixed with iodine
• Powder C dissolved when mixed in water
• Powder C has a fluffy texture
• Powder C is powdered sugar

POWDER D

• The crystals are random shapes in the powder.
• It fizzed in vinegar
• It dissolved in Water
• The texture is fluffy, somewhat smooth
• The powder is Baking Soda

MYSTERY POWDER

• The crystal inside the powder are random shapes
• The powder fizzed in the vinegar test
• This powder dissolved in the iodine test
• The powder also dissolved in water
• The powder is fluffy somewhat smooth
• The Unknown Powder is baking soda, just like Powder D