separation methods

Can you separate salt from water using filtration?

• yes
• no

Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their

•  different melting points
• different colours
• different densities
• different boiling points

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Name the separation technique shown in the diagram

• distillation

• decanting

• evaporation

• filtration

What is the separation technique for which this lab instrument is needed?

• sieving

• decanting

• filtering

• magnetic separation

How would you separate the substances shown in the picture (oil and water)?

• by sieving

• by decanting

• by distillation

• by filtering

The pigment responsible for the colour of spinach leaves are several substances. How can you separate them?

• sieving

• decanting

• paper chromatography

You've got a mixture of CCl₄ and water. Both liquids are immiscible. What is the suitable separation technique to separate both liquids?

• Distillation

• Sieving

• Magnetic separation

• Decanting

You are a detective investigating a note left at a crime scene?  What method can use to test the ink? 

• Evaporation
• Chromatography 
• Distillation
• Magnetic Separation

Evaporation is a technique used to separate out

• heterogenous mixtures where there is one or more dissolved solids.

• homogenous mixtures where there is one or more dissolved solids.

The diagram shows the apparatus for separating soil and water. What are the labelled parts?

• A = distillate, B = filtrate
• A = filtrate, B = residue
• A = residue, B = filtrate
• A = residue, B = distillate