PT.2 NOTES (Separation of Mixtures)

Question 1

diff methods of separating mixtures

Answer 1

filtration
decantation
evaporation
distillation
magnetic separation
melting
sublimation
centrifugation
paper chromatography

Question 2

filtration

Answer 2

used to separate solids from liquids

Question 3

decantation

Answer 3

lets the heavy particles/substances settle down to separate it from the water

Question 4

evaporation

Answer 4

liquid to gas (salt water)

Question 5

distillation

Answer 5

Separates components of a liquid mixture based on differences in boiling points.

(Purifying water or separating alcohol from a fermented mixture.)

Question 6

magnetic separation

Answer 6

separates metals from non-metals

Question 7

melting

Answer 7

two different substances with different melting point (solids)

Question 7

sublimation C’MON KLE KAYA MO ‘YAN

Answer 7

a solid that turns to gas without passing through the liquid state

Question 8

centrifugation

Answer 8

separates the solids from liquids and the densest to lightest

(Separating blood components or precipitating particles from a liquid.)

Question 8

Paper Chromatography

Answer 8

is a method used to separate and identify substances in a mixture by spreading them out on a special paper as a solvent moves through it.