Question

A scientist is examining an unknown solid. Which procedure would most likely help determine a chemical property of the substance?

heating it to find the temperature at which it melts
exposing it to a flame to see if it catches on fire
hitting it with a hammer to determine if it breaks or bends
placing it in water to find out whether or not it dissolves

Answer 1

Answer;

Exposing it to a flame to see if it catches on fire

Explanation:

This will determine if its flammable or not and if flammable the colour of the flame may determine what substance it is for this is a form of qualitative analysis called a Flame test

Answer 2

Answer:

adding zinc to the HCl solution and observing whether or not bubbles are produced