Identify Unknown Household Items

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The discussion focuses on identifying the active ingredients in six household products: baking soda, Tums, Drano, sugar, Epsom salt, and aspirin. Participants are asked to provide information on the active components of each product and suggest tests along with expected results for distinguishing them. The thread emphasizes the importance of adhering to forum rules while seeking assistance. The links provided lead to search results for each product, indicating a request for further research and clarification on their chemical properties and uses.
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I have 6 different household unknowns that I am trying to distinguish.
I need to:
- identify the active ingredients for each product
- list test and expected results

My Household Unknowns are:
baking soda
tums
drano
sugar
epsom salt
aspirin

Help would be much appreciated!
 
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