Separating Mixtures

Name the separation technique shown in the diagram.

• evaporation

• distillation

• filtration

To separate a mixture of soil and water what separation method is used?

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Chromatography

• Evaporation

To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation method is used?

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Chromatography

• Evaporation

Two or more substances mingled together, but not chemically combined are known as a

• residue

• solution

• distillate

• mixture

What mixture could you use this tool to best separate that mixture?

• Sugar and Salt

• Sand and rocks

• Apples and grapes

Paper filters are used to separate certain mixtures. Which of these mixtures is most likely to be separated by a paper filter?

• Sugar and salt

• Sand and water

• Sugar and water

• Sand and salt

Which of the following pairs of substances may best be separated through distillation

•  sand and soil
• water and soil
• salt and sand
•  water and alcohol

Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their

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

A solute is....

• A substance that can dissolve in a liquid. ​

• Mixture formed when a solvent dissolves a solute.

• A substance, normally a liquid, that dissolves another substance. ​

• A separation technique used to separate a mixture of chemicals by distributing the components between two phases. ​

A mixture that cannot take any more solute is called a...

• Saturated solution.

• Full solution.

• Empty solution.

• A solute.