You are given a jar containing a mixture of three different solid substances. The particles of each substance are larger than 0.5 cm in diameter.

You are given a jar containing a mixture of three different solid substances. The particles of each substance are larger than 0.5 cm in diameter. All you kow about the substances is that each is a pure metal. Describe a method for determining the identities of the metals that make up the mixture. Assume that each metal is a different color, so you can tell one from the others.