The case of the sunken treasure

Writing Task:

Construct an explanation that identifies the jewelry found as either very expensive jewelry made from Aluminum(Al) or imitation jewelry made from

Iron (Fe).

In your essay, be certain to:

• Identify and discuss the four different types of chemical reactions.
  Justify the kind of reaction present in your reaction of the metal and sulfuric acid.
• Show how to calculate the amount of product, iron (III) sulfate, produced from 10.0 grams of iron. Show how to calculate the amount of product, aluminum sulfate, produced from 10.0 grams of aluminum.
• Discuss what scientists can expect to see during the reaction.
  Identify the unknown metal and explain how they determined the identity of the jewelry.