Science-Mixtures Flashcards
What do you do when you use the filtration meathod?
You separate the suspended particles from fluid through a filter
What is the meaning of distillation?
A separation technique that uses evaporation to separate substances.
The mixture is heated so that one substance evaporates. The vapour is collected and condenses into a liquid.
What happens when you use the Evaporation meathod?
you separate pure water from salty water and the salt is left behind as crystals
What is centrifuging?
Separating a mixture by rotating the container quickly. The heavier parts of the mixture move to the outside of the spinning container.
What is chromatography?
The meathod uesed to seperate dyes and inkes.
What is decanting?
Pouring liquid off the top when sediment has settled to the bottom of the container
What is a seperating funnel used for?
It is used to separate two liquids that do not mix.
