Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by lester on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 11:42am.

in making a solution of an unknown solid substance to test it for the presence of ions, would it matter if you used pure water or tap water to make the solution

chemistry - bobpursley, Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 11:53am
Hmmm. I have never in my life encountered Pure water.

But I wouldn't use tap water if you are testing for an unknown...lord knows what is in tap water.

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