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Research Exemplar - Filtration
Research Exemplar - Filtration
Filtering
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Insert a
diagram of
your chosen
technique Which type of mixture does this separate?
Homogenous or Heterogeneous
This process is used to separate substances that have di erent particle sizes. An example is sand and water. If you pour
a mixture of sand and water through a lter, the water particles which are smaller than the sand particles will slip through
the holes. The sand which is bigger will not. You can also use ltration to separate dirt from water to obtain cleaner water.
The water that runs through the lter is called the ltrate and the sand that is removed is called the residue.
What is the expected result when the mixture has been separated with this technique?
There will be two obvious substances at the end - residue and ltrate.
The solids that are too large to pass through the lter paper are known as the residue.
• Treatment of water uses ltration techniques to remove impurities from the water we drink (think Pura Tap)
• Our kidneys are lters, they lter bad things out of our blood.
• Needs to be done multiple times to ensure no residue remains (e.g. sand and water separation)
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Introductory_Chemistry_(CK-12)/02:_Matter_and_Change/2.10:_Separating_Mixtures
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