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Summative Test Lesson 2: Methods of Separating Mixtures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you want to recover water from salt water, the best method to perform is filtration.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

It is the insoluble solid component which remained on the filter paper after filtration.

a)

Distillate

b)

Filtrate

c)

Residue

d)

Precipitate

3.

Petroleum is a mixture of different hydrocarbons with different boiling points. What technique must be employed to separate its components?

a)

Chromatography

b)

Decantation

c)

Fractional distillation

d)

Evaporation

4.

What is the best method to separate the components of rubbing alcohol?

a)

Filtration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Distillation

d)

Chromatography

5.

A coffee filter is used to separate coffee liquid from ground, this is a suitable example of _____________.

a)

decantation

b)

distillation

c)

filtration

d)

crystallisation

6.

It is a method used to separate liquid and a heavy insoluble solid like soil by allowing the solid to settle at the bottom of the container then the liquid above the solid is poured off carefully into another container.

(a)  

7.

Which of the following does not exist as an analytical method?

a)

solid-solid chromatography

b)

solid-liquid chromatography

c)

liquid-liquid chromatography

d)

gas-liquid chromatography

8.

What analytical technique is shown in the image?

(a)  

9.

What method of separating components of a mixture is shown in the image above?

(a)  

10.

Panning is a method used to separate particles with higher specific gravity (like gold) from the soil/gravel mixed with it. By slowly swirling the water in the pan, the soil is suspended and is poured off slowly. This is an example of:

a)

Filtration

b)

Decantation

c)

Magnetic separation

d)

Evaporation

11.

All but one are reasons why we need to separate the components of mixtures.

a)

To remove unwanted materials

b)

To obtain important substances

c)

To obtain pure substances

d)

To obtain impurities

12.

Which of the following shows separation method for evaporation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What properties does paper chromatography make use of to separate its components?

a)

adsorption and solubility

b)

vapor pressure and boiling point

c)

viscosity and concentration

d)

specific gravity and density

14.

What is the correct technique for removing a precipitate from a solution?

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtration

c)

Crystallisation

d)

Centifugation

15.

In which of the labelled parts in fractional distillation setup is the fractionating column?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D