Question 125 of 991 in Principles of Chemistry

Separation of mixtures

1 mark · Easy

State the name of the technique used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.

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Filtration

Also accept: filtration

Common mistakes: distillation; crystallisation

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B1 · 1 mark · Correctly names filtration as the technique.

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Filtration is used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.

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