While with the DEA, Dr. Gasby found a vial of white substance in the NJhome of P
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While with the DEA, Dr. Gasby found a vial of white substance in the NJhome of Pablo Escobar. He added a pea sized portion to water and nothing happened. He added a few drops of vinegar (acetic acid) to the white substance and it started to fizz. He added the solution to water and phenolphthalein and nothing happened. He added a couple of drops of Iodine and nothing happened. Finally, he added a cople of drops of cobalt thiocyanate and nothing happened. Using the table abovel, what substance did Dr. Gasby find?
Explanation / Answer
The white substance Dr. Gasby found would be in this case,
baking powder
It does not react with water. It relelases CO2 when treated with vinegar (acetic acid). It does not give a test for phenolphthalein or Iodine or cobalt thiocyanate.
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