A beaker contains a clear, colorless liquid. part a if it is water, how could you determine whether it contained dissolved table salt? do not taste it!
The solution could be boiled so that the water can evaporate. Boiling causes the water to rapidly evaporate leaving the a briny substance. This could be left to cool and the table salt would then re-crystallize. Distillation could also be used to separate salt and water. Distillation would be used if you wish to collect the water at the end of the experiment.
