Leta wants to know what chemical will form a precipitate with sodium chloride (NaCl). Leta chooses five different chemicals that she can safely mix with NaCl. She then places 40 mL of NaCl into 5 different beakers. Finally, Leta pours the different chemicals into the beakers containing NaCl. Leta observes what happens and records the results.

What is the independent variable in Leta's experiment?
A .the size of each beaker
B .the amount of NaCl in each beaker
C .the type of chemical added to the NaCl
D .the tool used to pour the chemicals into the beakers.

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Leta wants to know what chemical will form a precipitate with sodium chloride (NaCl). Leta chooses five different chemicals that she can safely mix with NaCl. She then places 40 mL of NaCl into 5 different beakers. Finally, Leta pours the different chemicals into the beakers containing NaCl. Leta observes what happens and records the results. 

What is the independent variable in Leta's experiment?
A  .the size of each beaker
B   .the amount of NaCl in each beaker
C    .the type of chemical added to the NaCl
D     .the tool used to pour the chemicals into the beakers.

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