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  • Identifying Substances: Properties That Are Not Unique
    The following four properties cannot be used to identify a substance:

    1. Mass: The mass of a substance is dependent on the amount of matter present, and does not provide any information about the identity of the substance itself.

    2. Volume: The volume of a substance can vary depending on temperature and pressure, and therefore cannot be used to uniquely identify a substance.

    3. Color: The color of a substance can vary depending on factors such as lighting, impurities, and concentration, and thus cannot be used to reliably identify a substance.

    4. State of matter: The state of matter (solid, liquid, or gas) of a substance can change based on conditions such as temperature and pressure, and does not provide sufficient information to identify a substance.

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