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SEPARATION TECHNIQUES (Mixtures)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

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

a)

Filtration

b)

Distillation

c)

Chromatography

d)

Evaporation

3.

Which separation technique uses the apparatus shown in the diagram?

a)

filtration

b)

evaporation

c)

distillation

d)

chromatography

4.
What is the boiling point of water?
a)
0oC
b)
100oC
c)
80oC
d)
95oC
5.
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
6.

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

a)

sand and soil

b)

water and soil

c)

salt and sand

d)

water and alcohol

7.
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
8.
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
9.

Charcoal powder is insoluble in water. When water is filtered, the charcoal powder becomes the _______.

a)

solute

b)

residue

c)

filtrate

d)

solvent

10.

This process allows the fine flour particles to pass through the holes of the strainer while the bigger impurities remain on the strainer. What is this process called?

(a)  

11.

What is the basis for separating the components of a mixture through distillation?

a)

freezing points of the substances

b)

room temperature

c)

decaying period

d)

boiling points of the substances

12.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the image?

a)

The process is called filtration.

b)

A process known as sedimentation is important to make the separation possible.

c)

The substance that passes through the filter paper is called the filtrate.

d)

This method is used to separate insoluble solids from liquids.

13.

The image shows a mixture of concrete nails and saw dusts. What technique is best to use to separate the nails from the saw dusts?

a)

sieving

b)

chromatography

c)

decantation

d)

magnetic separation

14.

Name the separation technique

a)

Centrifuge

b)

Bunsen burner

c)

Distillation

d)

Evaporation

15.

Name the separation technique

a)

Distillation

b)

Crystallisation

c)

Magnetic Separation

d)

Condensation

16.

Name the separation technique

a)

Filtration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Distillation

d)

Separation

17.

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

a)

True

b)

False

18.

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

19.

True or false: Sieving can be used to separate a mixture with two solid components of different sizes

a)

True

b)

False

20.

How can we separate an insoluble solid from a liquid?

a)

chromatography

b)

evaporation

c)

filtration

d)

condensation

21.
The clear liquid which passes through the filter paper is called
a)
filt
b)
filter
c)
filtrate
d)
filtration
22.
Which one of the following would you use to separate sand from iron filings?
a)
a bar magnet
b)
 filter paper
c)
distillation apparatus
d)
chromatography paper
23.

Which separation technique is shown below

a)

using a magnet

b)

separating funnel

c)

Centrifuging

d)

Chromatography

24.
No matter what you do, sand will not dissolve in water, sand is _________ ?
a)
dissolved
b)
soluble
c)
insoluble
d)
aqueous
25.
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
26.
An example of a mixture is 
a)
Water and oil
b)
Cereal and Milk 
c)
Sand and water 
d)
All of the above
27.

Which is not a separation technique?

a)

Filtrating

b)

Distillating

c)

Evaporating

d)

Dissolving

28.

Solutions are made up of...?

a)

Solutes and insolubles

b)

Solubles and solutes

c)

Solutes and solvents

d)

Solubles and solvents

29.

If something is insoluble in water, it will not...

a)

Separate after distillation

b)

Dissolve in water

c)

Dissolve in anything except water

d)

Separate after filtration

30.

In a solution of saltwater, what is the solute?

a)

Water

b)

Saltwater

c)

Salt

d)

There is no solute, it is insoluble

31.

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

32.

During filtration, the solid that is trapped in the filter paper is called the (a)  

33.

During filtration, the liquid that has passed through the filter paper is called the (a)  

34.

Which separation technique is this instrument for?

a)

Distillation

b)

Filtering

c)

Magnetic separation

d)

Sieving

35.

You've got a mixture of powdered sugar and cooking salt. What is the suitable separation technique for this mixture? Hint: the particles of cooking salt are much bigger than those of powdered sugar.

a)

filtering

b)

sieving

c)

distillation

d)

separation technique