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To start where we left off in 2015:

If you burn a powder (mwahaha...) and its flame is somewhat purple, what can you conclude about the cation?
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samlan16 wrote:To start where we left off in 2015:

If you burn a powder (mwahaha...) and its flame is somewhat purple, what can you conclude about the cation?
It has potassium, which means the powder is potassium chloride
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Correct!
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If you burn a sugar, and the sugar melts and creates a strong smell, what sugar is it?
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Sucrose
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samlan16 wrote:
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What are the first kinds of bugs to arrive at a corpse? #tehentolyfe
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samlan16 wrote:What are the first kinds of bugs to arrive at a corpse? #tehentolyfe
Flies, specifically blow flies, flesh flies, and house flies.
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Correct! #tehentolyfe
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In a DNA electrophoresis, do the longer strands of DNA sink more, or the shorter ones?
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