sA student is given four solid samples labeled W, X, Y, and Z. All except Z have

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sA student is given four solid samples labeled W, X, Y, and Z. All except Z have a metallic luster. She is told that the solids could be gold, lead sulfide, quartz (SiO2), and iodine. The results of her investigations are:
(a) W is a good electrical conductor; X, Y, and Z are poor electrical conductors.
(b) When the solids are hit with a hammer, W flattens out, X shatters into many pieces, Y is smashed into a powder, and Z is cracked.
(c) When the solids are heated with a Bunsen burner, Y melts with some sublimation, but X, W, and Z do not melt.
(d) In treatment with 6 M HNO3, X dissolves; there is no effect on W, Y, or Z. On the basis of these test results, identify the solids?
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Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0077274313

10th edition

Authors: Raymond Chang

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