More separation techniques Flashcards
what is filtration and crystallisation used for
separate solids from liquids
what does filtration do
1)can be used if your product is an insoluble solid that needs to be seperated from a liquid reaction mixture
2)it can be used in purification as well
what is it called if a solid can be dissolved
soluble
what are the two methods used to separate a soluble salt from a solution
evaporation and crystallisation
what is rock salt
a mixture of salt and sand
what is used to separate rock salt
filtration and crystallisation (learn practical of how to separate rock salt)
what is distillation used for
separate mixtures which contain liquids
what are the two types of distillation
simple and fractional
what is simple distillation used for
separating out a liquid from a solution ( memorise practical)
what is fractional distillation used for
if there is a mixture of liquids you can seperate it using fractional distillation.