1.7 - The Art of Separation: Isolating Components from Mixtures
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What is the purpose of filtration?
💡 Hint: Think about how coffee is made.
What kind of substances can be separated using evaporation?
💡 Hint: What happens to salt in seawater?
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Which technique is used to separate a solid from a liquid?
💡 Hint: Think about how to make coffee.
True or False: Distillation can separate two liquids with significantly different boiling points.
💡 Hint: What is the purpose of boiling in this technique?
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A laboratory mixes a colored solution with an insoluble powder. Describe the steps involved in separating the colored solution and the powder.
💡 Hint: Focus on the solubility of each component.
Two liquids, A and B, are miscible. They have very close boiling points. Discuss methods for separating them.
💡 Hint: What helps in separating liquids with similar properties?
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