Lower Secondary Science

Test 3
Topic: Separation Techniques
Name : ____________________________
Class : ______________

Date : ___________

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1.What method could be used to obtain copper from a mixture of powdered copper and sodium
chloride?
A. Heating the mixture
B. Fractional distillation of the mixture
C. Passing an electric current through the mixture
D. Adding excess water to the miture
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2. Which gas can be obtained in industries by fractional distillation?
A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Chlorine
D. Carbon Monoxide

3. Which method is used to obtain insoluble solids from mudy water?

A. Distillation
B. Evaporation
C. Filtration
D. Chlorination

4. Which test could be used to show that a sample of water is pure?

A. It freezes at exactly 00 C
B. It boils over a range of temperature
C. It turns cobalt chloride paper pink
D. It freezes at -20 C

5. Which of the following is the best method of obtaining pure water from ink?
A. Filtration
B. Distillation
C. Chromatography
D. Centrifuging

6. Lead and zinc can be separated by fractional distillation because they have different
A. boiling points
B.densities
C reactions
D. colours
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7. In which of the following is each of the substances a mixture?

A. Air, water
B. Water, limewater
C. Sea-water, air
D. Copper, air

8. The diagram shows a chromatogram of several inks. Which statement is correct?

A.Black ink can be made by mixing green, red and yellow inks.
B. Brown ink can be made by mixing blue and red inks
C. Yellow ink can be used to make
D. Yellow ink may be present in green ink.

9. Name the most suitable method of separation to obtain the underlined substance in each of
the following case
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(i) Copper sulphate crystals from warm copper sulphate solution
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(ii) Dry salt form sea water
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(iii) Ethanol from water
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(iv) Pure water from sea water
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(v) Three water soluble dyes
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10. The diagram shows a chromatogram obtained using solutions of three single dyes (blue,
green
and red) and four other solutions (A, B, C and D).
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Which of the solutions A, B, C or D contains the following:

(i) One dye only

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(ii) Three of the dyes

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(iii)Green and red only

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(iv) A dye other than blue, green and red

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11. Describe in detail the steps taken to obtain salt from a mixture of sand and salt.

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