Question

You are provided with a fine white coloured powder which is either sugar or salt. How would u identifying it without tasting

Answer 1

Sugar is acidic while salt is basic in nature. We could either identify them by their odor or else wet litmus papers.

Answer 2

We can identify salt or suger by its solubility . Sugars are soluble in ethyl alcohol but salts are almost insoluble .does we can identify them without tasting.