Separation techniques

Separation techniques: Recap filtration and distillation

By Armaan Basheer Shaikh

​Starter

​Label the picture using : Solution, solute, solvent

​1. _________ 2. _______ 3. ________

​Recap: Filtration

1. f_____

2. ​f_____ p____

3. ​R______

4. F______e​

Fill in the Blank

Filtration is good for separating an  _________ solid from a ______. (An insoluble substance is one that does not ________).

Sand, for example, can be separated from a _________ of sand and water using __________. That's because sand does not ________in water

​Recap Distillation

1. ​Th_________

2. M_____e

3. W​____ __

4. C​________

5. D​_________

Fill in the Blank

This method is good for separating a liquid from a ________. For example, water can be separated from salty water by ____________. This method works because the water __________ from the solution, but is then cooled and _________ into a separate container. The salt does not _________ and so it stays behind.

Evaporation

Keywords: Evaporating Basin/Dish, Soluble, solution, solvent

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Evaporation:

Separating a Soluble substance from solution

A soluble substance can be separated from a solution by heating the solution in evaporating basin/dish. The water (solvent) evaporates and the solute is left behind.