1. The collected water sample isn't filtered.

Will this oversight result in the TDS

(total dissolved solids) value being reported too high or too low? Explain.
If the collected water sample isn't filtered, this oversight will result in the TDS
(total dissolved solids) reported value to be too high. This is because filtering
the water sample removes the TSS (total suspended solids), therefore skipping that
process will result in obtaining thee TS (total solids) both suspended and
dissolved. The result reported therefore will be higher
2. The evaporating dish wasn't properly cleaned of a volatile material before its
mass was determined. When the sample is heated to dryness the volatile material is
removed. As a result of this technique error, will the reported TDS be too high,
too low, or unaffected? Explain.
The evaporating dish wasn't properly cleaned of a volatile material before its mass
was determined. When the sample is heated to dryness, the volatile material is
removed. As a result of this technique error, the reported TDS will be too low.
This is because, the mass of the evaporating dish will be reported as higher
compared to the mass of the evaporating dish after it is heated and the water
evaporated. This discrepancy ultimately affects the calculated TDS
3)Some spattering of the sample onto the watchglass occurs near dryness. The
chemist does not return the spattered solids to the original sample and skips the
first part of Part of A3. will the reported TDS for the water sample be too high or
too low? Explain.
The reported TDS of this sample will be too low. When the portion of the sample
splattered and was not returned and the weight of the dried sample will than be
effected.

4. The sample in the evaporating dish isn't heated to total dryness. How will this
error in technique affect the reported value for TDS -- too high, too low, or
unaffected? Explain.
Exported value for TDS: Too high b/c the sample isn't dry, so the reported g solids
is the actual g solids + whatever mass of water is still left in the dish. Since g
solid increases, TDS increases.
5. As the sample cools, moisture from the atmosphere condenses on the outside of
the evaporating dish before the mass is measured. Will the presence of the
condensed moisture increase or decrease the reported TDS in the water sample?
Explain.
The presence of condensed moisture will increase the TDS b/c of the extra mass of
condensed water in the evaporating dish when it's massed for g solids. Since g
solids increased due to the extra water in the dish, then TDS must increase.

6. The sample in the evaporating dish isn't heated to total dryness. As a result of
this technique error, will the reported value for total solids (TS) be too high,
too low, or unaffected? Explain.
The reported value for TS will be too high. TDS and TSS will both increase due to
the extra water in the beakers, so TS will increase because it's the sum of TDS and
TSS.

7. Suppose the water sample has a relatively high percent of volatile solid
material. How would this have affected the reported mass of:

a. dissolved solids -- too high, too low, or unaffected? Explain.

TDS will be unaffected
b. total solids -- too high, too low, or unaffected? Explain.
TS will be too high because of the presence of the volatile solid
c. suspended solids -- too high, too low, or unaffected? Explain.
TSS will be unaffected
8)When several drops of 0.010 M AgNO3 are added to a test sample, a white
precipitate forms. What can you conclude from this observation? Explain
One can conclude from this observation that halides are present in the test sample.
A qualitative test for halides is adding the silver ion, AgNO3, which will result
in a white precipitate, a silver halide precipitate