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Practice Question Separating and Purifying Mixture
Practice Question Separating and Purifying Mixture
The apparatus used to remove sand from a mixture of salt and sand is shown.
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The contents of beaker 1 are stirred and then poured into the funnel above beaker 2.
What is in beaker 2?
A Sand solution B Salt solution C Sand and salt D Water
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Which answer is correct to state the name given to the solid and liquid has been separated labelled
a and b, respectively?
A residue and filter paper B filtrate and residue
C residue and filtrate D filtrate and beaker glass
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PRACTICE QUESTION BBI-21
In the chromatography experiment shown, which label represents the origin line?
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Which method is used to separate an insoluble salt from a mixture of the salt and water?
A crystallisation B distillation C filtration D fractional distillation
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PRACTICE QUESTION BBI-21
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(a) Why should a pencil be used instead of a pen to draw the origin line?
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(b) State a solvent that can be used to separate these substances by paper chromatography!
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(b) Which substances are present in mixture A?
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(c) Which substances are present in mixture B?
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(d) Which substance(s) are called as pure substance?
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Write out and complete the following sentences about the separation using words from the list
below
Dissolve Crystallisation Crystals Filtrate
Evaporated Solubility Evaporating basin Stirred
Separating a soluble solid from liquid can be carried out by …………………. . Suitable liquid
solvent is added and must …………….. one of the solid but not the other. The mixture is then
warm and ……….. After the warm mixture has been filtered, the soluble solid will remain as
…………… and will be ……………… on evaporating dish. While the solvent is evaporating, dip a
2 glass rod into a solution from time to time. When small ……… form on glass rod, take the
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solution off and leave it to cool. [6]
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PRACTICE QUESTION BBI-21
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