What is white powder

Today you will be a Forensic Chemist. 

A bag of white powder has been confiscated by airport customs.  You need to find out what white powder it is?

Aim: To learn about the makeup of different white powders.



There are a number of different white powders in our everyday life. Some of these are harmful and others are not. Test the four white powders listed to see which one has been found at the airport.

You will be given a small amount of 4 white powders on your cardboard. On the black cardboard using a magnifying glass look at the powders.

Look at them under your magnifying glass and record what you see. 

These are the four powders we will be using. Upload a photo of each powder. 

1.  Cornflour
2.  Baking Soda
3.  Salt
4.  Sugar 

Before you add the iodine, vinegar or water you will need to divide each powder into 3.

Materials

1.  Sugar
2.  Salt
3.  Cornflour
4.  Baking soda 
5.  Magnifying Class
6. Pipette
7. Cardboard
8. Vinegar
9. iodine6

Steps

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Findings:

Words to use: Absorbed, spread, frothed, fizzed, melted, blob,

	Sugar	Salt	Baking Soda	Cornflour
Appearance (White)	White	White	white	white
Grains (small, medium large)	medium	medium	medium	medium
Smell (Strong, none)	none	none	strong	light
Iodine	absorbed	absorbed/dried	absorbed/paster	rolled off, hardend
Water	absorbed	absorbed	absorbed	absorbed
Vinegar	absorbed	absorbed	froffy bubbles	rolled off

Write a conclusion about your findings. ( 4 plus sentences)
Use the Hexagon activity to give you some more ideas.

The sugar absorbed the Iodine, Water, and Vinegar.
The salt absorbed and dried the Iodine, Water, and vinegar.
The Baking Soda absorbed the Iodine and turned it into a paste, it absorbed the water
The cornflour.....




Do all the same experiments on the mystery white powder. What is it?