Chapter 9- Separating Mixtures Flashcards
1
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What is evaporation?
A
The process of heating a liquid into a gas
2
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What is condensation?
A
Is a decrease in temperature to turn a gas into a liquid
3
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What is distillation?
A
Separating a liquid from a mixture, first you evaporate then you condense
4
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What is chromatography?
A
It is the separation of mixtures in a solution. Physical process where small amounts of dissolved substances are separated by running a solvent along a material (e.g. absorbent paper) according to density and solubility.
5
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What is crystallisation?
A
Heating a solution and then boiling it to evaporate the solvent. Taking the solvent from the solution.
6
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What is filtration?
A
Separating a solid from a liquid using filter paper.
