Separating mixtures

Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?

• a magnet

• filter paper
• chromatography paper
• screen

The science teacher accidentally combined metal shavings with sand, what method can be used to separate the mixture?

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If you had a mixture of rocks and sand and needed to separate them what method would work best?

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You have a glass of salt and water, what is the best method to separate the salt out of the water?

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How to separate pebbles from seashells?

• Decantation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Sieving

How to separate salt and water?

• Decantation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Sieving

How to separate sugar and water?

• Decantation

• Distillation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

How to separate coffee beans and coffee liquid?

• Distillation

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Sieving

How to separate iron filings from flour?

• Distillation

• Evaporation

• Filtration

• Magnetic Attraction

What is decantation?

• Distillation
• Desalination
• Separating particles by density

• Measuring boiling points.