Question

A student doing an experiment wants to dispose of salt and sugar that were spilled into the sink. The materials are non-hazardous. How should these substances be cleaned up? (1 point)
Responses

Use a match to burn them away.
Use a match to burn them away.

Sweep them up using bare hands.
Sweep them up using bare hands.

Drop a weak acid on them to break them up.
Drop a weak acid on them to break them up.

Flush them with water down the drain.

Answer 1

The best way to clean up spilled salt and sugar in a sink is to **flush them with water down the drain**. Since both substances are non-hazardous, dissolving them in water and allowing them to wash away is an appropriate method for disposal.