Identifying the Reddish-Brown Substance

Chapter 1 Question: What is the reddish-brown substance in the water?
Claim 1: The reddish-brown substance is the same as the substance that makes up the pipes.
Claim 2: The reddish-brown substance is the same substance as the fertilizer.
Claim 3: The reddish-brown substance is not the same as either the fertilizer or the substance that makes up the pipes.
Dr. Yung wants you to explain what the reddish-brown substance is to the people of Westfield. As you write your argument, remember to: -state your claim about the identity of the reddish-brown substance. -use evidence from both your observations and the atomic-scale models to support your claim. -include all the vocabulary words listed below in your argument.

This prompt requires you to use all the evidence collected in a case about the appearance of a reddish-brown substance in water to identify what this substance is and the cause of it.

What is the best claim?

Based on this, the best claim is that this substance is not the same as either the fertilizer or the substance that makes up the pipes. Here are the reasons:

The experiments showed the mysterious substance does not have the same properties as the fertilizer or the material of the pipes, which means it has a different chemical identity.
The substance was the result of chemicals in fertilizers reacting with the material of the pipes, which creates a new substance.

Note: This question is incomplete because some information is missing. However I can answer it based on my general prior knowledge.

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