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Separation Techniques 101 Quiz (LS)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Separating iron fillings from wood dust

a)

filtration

b)

using magnets

c)

evaporation

d)

fractional distillation

2.

Separating oil fractions using their different boiling points

a)

Distillation

b)

Fractional Distillation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Electrolysis

3.

Separating salt dissolved in water

a)

Distillation

b)

Fractional Distillation

c)

Crystallisation

d)

Filtration

4.

Separating 2 immiscible liquids (liquids that don’t dissolve in one another)

a)

use a separating funnel

b)

chromatography

c)

fractional distillation

d)

evaporation

5.

Separating miscible liquids (liquids that dissolve in one another).

a)

Distillation

b)

Fractional distillation

c)

Crystalisation

d)

Evaporation

6.

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

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Chromatography

d)

Evaporation to dryness

7.
Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their
a)
different densities
b)
different boiling points
c)
different colours
d)
different melting points
8.

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

a)

sand and soil

b)

water and soil

c)

salt and sand

d)

water and alcohol

9.
A solution that contains a large amount of solute is best described as 
a)
unsaturated
b)
concentrated
c)
dilute
d)
weak
10.

Which property indicates that a solid is pure?

a)

It burns completely in oxygen, leaving no residue.

b)

It has a fixed melting point.

c)

It has a fixed volume.

d)

It is soluble in water.

11.
Filtration can be used to separate...
a)
an insoluble solid from a solution
b)
a soluble solid from a solution
c)
a dissolved solid from a solution
12.

What method is used to obtain copper(II) sulfate crystals from its solution?

a)

Crystallisation

b)

Evaporation to dryness

c)

Paper chromatography

d)

Fractional distillation

13.

What is the method suitable to obtain pure water from seawater.

a)

Simple distillation

b)

Fractional distillation

c)

Filtration

d)

Evaporation to dryness

14.

Name a application of magnetic attraction as a separation technique.

a)

Salvaging of iron and steel

b)

Removing tea leaves from tea

c)

Production of salt from seawater

d)

Making excellent coffee

15.

After filtration is finished, the solid remaining on the filter paper is called the ___________.

a)

filtrate

b)

dirt

c)

residue

d)

salt

16.

Which one of the following is the name for separation technique in the picture below

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

evaporation

d)

chromatography

17.

Chromatography separates the mixture of dyes on the basis of their ----------------------------

a)

density

b)

solubility

c)

gravity

d)

boiling point

18.

Panning for gold is an example of

a)

Filtering

b)

Decanting

c)

Distillation

d)

Evaporation

19.

Decanting is

a)

Separating solids from liquids

b)

Separating a soluble solid and solvent

c)

Separating an insoluble solid from a liquid

d)

When one liquid is changed to another liquid

20.

Salt water turning into fresh water is an example of

a)

Evaporation

b)

Decanting

c)

Distillation

d)

Filtering