Separation Techniques - Terms

A piece of glassware used to separate two immiscible liquids or a solute which is more soluble in one liquid than another

• Separating Funnel

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Crystallization

The separation an insoluble solid from a liquid based upon differences in size.

• Separating Funnel

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Crystallization

The separation of a soluble solid from a liquid based upon differences in boiling points.(purpose is to obtain the solid)

• Separating Funnel

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Decanting

The separation of two or more soluble solids from one another based upon differences in solubility.

• Separating Funnel

• Filtration

• Crystalization

• Decanting

The separation of a soluble substances from one another based upon differences in retention rates as a solvent moves over paper.

• Paper Chromatography

• Filtration

• Crystalization

• Decanting

The separation of an insoluble solid/liquid from a liquid by carefully pouring off the liquid. Based upon difference in density.

• Paper Chromatography

• Filtration

• Magnetism

• Decanting

The separation of a solids from one another based upon differences in their ferromagnetic properties.

• Paper Chromatography

• Filtration

• Magnetism

• Decanting

The separation of a solvent from a soluble solid based upon differences in boiling point.

• Paper Chromatography

• Filtration

• Fraction Distillation

• Simple Distillation

The separation of liquids with different boiling points from a mixture of liquids by evaporation and condensation in a long column

• Paper Chromatography

• Filtration

• Fraction Distillation

• Simple Distillation

Which term describes the following:

Uses an absorbent material on flat glass plates. This is a simple and rapid method to check the purity of the organic compound.

• Liquid Chromatography

• Gas Chromatography

• Thin-Layer Chromatography

• Paper Chromatography