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Separation Techniques

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this separation technique?

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

evaporation

d)

chromatography

2.

Which separation technique is used to obtain salt from seawater?

a)

Simple distillation

b)

Filtration

c)

Chromatography

d)

Evaporation

3.

What separation technique does the picture show?

a)

Sieving

b)

filtering

c)

magnetic separation

d)

Distillation

4.

Name the separation technique

a)

Centrifuge

b)

Bunsen burner

c)

Distillation

d)

Evaporation

5.

Name the separation technique

a)

Distillation

b)

Crystallisation

c)

Magnetic Separation

d)

Condensation

6.

True or false: Filtration can be used to separate substances in a solution

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In a salt water solution ...

a)

Salt is the solute and water is the solvent

b)

Salt is the solvent and water is the solute

8.
The diagram shows the apparatus for separating soil and water. What are the labelled parts?
a)
A = distillate, B = filtrate
b)
A = filtrate, B = residue
c)
A = residue, B = filtrate
d)
A = residue, B = distillate
9.
In the distillation apparatus shown, what are the parts labelled A and B?
a)
A = funnel, B = thermometer
b)
A = thermometer, B = funnel
c)
A = condenser, B = flask
d)
A = condenser, B = thermometer
10.

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

a)

Simple distillation

b)

Fractional distillation

c)

Filtration

d)

Evaporation to dryness

11.

What method would you use to separate a mixture of salt and water so that you can get keep the salt AND the water?

a)

sorting by hand

b)

distillation

c)

chromatography

12.
Which one of the following is a disadvantage of evaporation?
a)
It always requires heat
b)
It cannot be used for insoluble solids
c)
All of the solute is recovered
d)
The solvent (liquid part) is not recovered
13.

No matter what you do, sand will not dissolve in water, because sand is _________.

a)

dissolved

b)

soluble

c)

insoluble

d)

aqueous

14.
What is the boiling point of water?
a)
0oC
b)
100oC
c)
80oC
d)
95oC
15.
The clear liquid which passes through the filter paper is called
a)
filt
b)
filter
c)
filtrate
d)
filtration
16.

Which part of a filtration is the "filtrate"?

a)

The filter paper

b)

The solid material left in the funnel

c)

The liquid that has gone through

d)

The conical flask

17.

Distillation is used to separate ______.

a)

a liquid from its solution.

b)

an insoluble solid from its solution.

c)

a soluble solid from its solution.

18.

Distillation is made up of ___.

a)

evaporation, then condensation

b)

condensation, then evaporation

c)

boiling, then condensation

d)

condensation, then boiling

19.

What is 6 and 7?

a)

6: water in / 7: water out

b)

6: water out / 7: water in

20.

What is 8?

a)

distillate

b)

filtrate

c)

residue

d)

solute