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The first test you just read about is for appearance. If the substance is a crystalline solid, as shown at right, then the substance is likely

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a pure, ordered solid — most likely an ionic compound (a salt) rather than an amorphous mixture.

Crystalline appearance means the atoms/ions have long-range order (e.g., NaCl, KBr, sucrose), whereas mixtures or amorphous solids (glass, charcoal) lack that regular lattice.