Separation techniques and Law of Conservation of Mass Techniques

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What is a precipitate?

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A solid that forms when two liquids are mixed.

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Which ink is most soluble?

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Yellow.

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What is required for paper chromatography to work?

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The dyes must have different solubilities in the solvent.

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What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

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Matter cannot be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed or changed.

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Why does a reaction demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Mass?

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The number of atoms of each element are the same on both sides.

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What is chromatography?

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A technique used to separate mixtures based on the different rates at which components move through a medium.

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Define solubility.

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in a solvent.

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What is the role of a solvent in a solution?

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The solvent is the substance that dissolves the solute.

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What is a solution?

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A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

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What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?

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A physical change alters the form of a substance but not its chemical composition, while a chemical change results in the formation of new substances.