mixtures Flashcards
a pure substance of only one kind of atom
element
two or more substances physically mixed
mixture
two or more elements chemically combined
compound
to separate magnetic materials from non magnetic materials. what method of separating mixtures is this
magnetic attraction
used to separate insoluble solid from a solid liquid mixture
filtration
Used to separate a dissolved solid from a solid-liquid mixture
evaporation
Used to separate a pure liquid from a solid-liquid or liquid-liquid mixture
Distillation
Used to separate more than two liquids in a mixture of miscible liquids
Fractional Distillation
Used to separate mixtures of pigments found in inks
chromatography
stationary phase in chromatography
filter paper
mobile phase in chromatography
water
is used to identify the contents of a mixture or to test the purity of a liquid
paper chromatography
to separate larger solids from smaller ones
sifting
pouring off a less dense top liquid layer
decanting
Rf formula
distance travelled by spot / total distance of solvent