Periodic Table, Matter & Separating Mixtures

This method separates dissolved substances based on differences in how well they dissolve in a solvent.

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Filtration can be used to separate the atoms in a compound.

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• FALSE

Substances in a mixture can be separated by physical methods.

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• FALSE

This method separates substances due to differences in the sizes of their particles.

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Which method(s) separate substances based on them having different boiling points? (Select all that apply).

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Which method is this a picture of?

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

Which method is this a picture of?

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Distillation

• Chromatography

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

• a bar magnet
• filter paper
• chromatography paper
• alum

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

Name the method of separation

• Fractional distillation

• Chromatography

• Condensation

• Evaporation