Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Solids, liquids and gases

Solids, liquids and gases — practice question

A wax sample is heated. It starts to melt at $45\,^\circ\text{C}$ and has completely melted by $49\,^\circ\text{C}$. A liquid sample is heated. It starts to boil at $141\,^\circ\text{C}$ and stays at $141\,^\circ\text{C}$ during boiling. Which conclusion can be drawn from these results?

  • ABoth substances are impure.
  • BBoth substances are pure.
  • CThe wax is not a pure substance and the liquid is a pure substance.
  • DThe wax is a pure substance and the liquid is not a pure substance.

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