Separating mixtures

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What is the method used to separate a mixture of soil and water?

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Filtration

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What tool would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

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A bar magnet

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True or False: A compound cannot be a pure substance because it contains more than one type of element.

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False

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What is the separation technique used to remove water from a solution by heating?

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Evaporation

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Which of the following appears clear and is not cloudy: Solution, Suspension, or Colloid?

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Solution

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What is filtration?

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A separation technique that uses a filter to separate solids from liquids or gases.

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What is distillation?

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A process that separates components of a mixture based on differences in boiling points.

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What is chromatography?

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A technique used to separate mixtures into their individual components based on their movement through a medium.

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What is a solution?

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A homogeneous mixture where one substance is dissolved in another.

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What is a suspension?

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A heterogeneous mixture where solid particles are dispersed in a liquid but not dissolved.