Ways of

Separating
Mixtures
 Mixture
oconsists of two or more different
substances that are mixed. A mixture
can be identified easily because the
individual parts are visible. They are
combined but could easily be separated.
Examples of Mixtures

Rock-mixture of different Sandwich- mixture of

kinds of rocks bread, meat, tomato

Soda- mixture of sugar

and water
2 Types of Mixtures
The prefixes: “hetero” indicate
difference.
A heterogeneous mixture is
that which does not have the
same composition throughout,
that is, its components are not
uniformly distributed and can
be distinguished from each
other.
Examples:
Beach sand

Vinegar and oil salad dressing

The prefixes: “homo”
indicate sameness.
A homogeneous mixture
is that which has the same
composition throughout,
that is, its components are
uniformly distributed and
cannot be distinguished
from each other.
Examples:
Corn oil White vinegar
 Homogeneous mixture – the substances are
found in the same phase (state of matter)
Example: salt solution, sugar solution

Heterogeneous mixture
-the individual substances may be in a
different phase or state of matter
The method of separating
the substance that make up
mixture depend on the
physical properties of the
substances.
 Ways of Separating Mixtures
Hand picking Evaporation

Decantation Using magnet

Distillation

Filtering Sublimation
Sieving

Threshing Winnowing Crystallization

 Distillation
Separating liquid-
Distillation is
liquid mixtures of
the action of
different boiling
purifying a
points.
liquid by a
process of
Temperature tells
heating and
the type of vapour
cooling.
that is entering the
condenser.
 Winnowing

Winnowing is
the process of
separating the
chaff from the
grains by wind.
 Hand Picking
The solid to
solid mixture that
can be
separated by
just picking with
the help
of hand.
 Sifting or Sieving

Sieving is used to
separate a dry
mixture which
contains substances
of different sizes by
passing it through a
sieve.
 Sieve is a device
containing tiny
holes and
separates wanted
elements from
unwanted material.
 Use of Magnet
Magnet
Iron, is use
nickel, andtocobalt
separate mixturesthat
are all materials when are
one of its components is
magnetic.
magnetic like iron
Not all metals arefilings
and small nails.
magnetic: The
gold, silver,
magnetic material
and aluminum areis
attracted
examples byofthe magnet,
metals that
leaving
are notthe non-magnetic
magnetic.
material.
 Evaporation

  Evaporation is use to  separate a mixture

(solution) of a soluble solid and a solvent. The
process involves heating the solution until the
solvent evaporates (turns into gas) leaving
behind the solid residue.
Evaporation
Crystallization
Sublimation
 Filtering
Separation of
undissolved solids
Using a coffee
from fluids (liquids or
filter to separate
gases) where you
the the
pour coffee
entireflavor
from the
contents of coffee
the
mixture
beans. onto a filter
through which only
the liquid can pass.
 Decantation
Decantation is use to
separate a mixture of solute and
solvent by allowing the
undissolved substance to settle
at the bottom of the container
and then the liquid is carefully
poured off to leave the solid or
sediments in the bottom of the
original container .
Threshing
 Identify the method you can use to separate
the substance in each mixture.

1. scrap iron and plastic

2. salt and water
3. sand and gravel
4. pebbles and water
5. avocado, mango, and chico seeds
1. If every tiny nuts were accidentally
dropped on a pale of sand, how could you
quickly separate the nails from the sands?
2. Mix cold water and flour in a jar. Stir very
well. After a few minutes, you can see
sediments at the bottom of the jar. How
could you separate the sediments from
the water?
Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1.Which of the following mixtures could NOT be

separated into its components by decantation?
a. Beans in hot water
b. Sand in water
c. Coffee in hot water
d. pepper in water
2. In the distillation apparatus shown, what are the
parts labelled A and B?

a.   A = Liebig condenser, B = flask

b.   A = thermometer, B = funnel
c.   A = funnel, B = thermometer
d.  A = Liebig condenser,
B= thermometer
 3. Which of these are methods of separating a
solid from a liquid?
a. Decantation, filtering and sieving
b. Decantation, filtering and evaporation
c. Decantation, winnowing and filtering
4. Which of the following pairs of substances
may best be separated through distillation?
 a.  water and alcohol
 b.  sand and soil
 c.  water and soil
d.   salt and sand
 5. When do we use evaporation to separate
components?
 a.   A solid-solid mixture when one of the
components sublimes
 b.  A solid-liquid mixture when solid particles are
dissolved.
 c. A liquid-liquid mixture when one of the liquids
has a lower boiling point.
  d.   A liquid-solid mixture when solid particles
can be seen in the mixture.
6. Which one of the following shows the
separation technique of decantation?

a. c.

b. d.
7. The members of your family ate different kinds
of fruits. When they were done eating, you
gathered the seeds from some of the fruits and put
these in a basin. Later, your father asked you to
separate the seeds according to kind. How will
you separate each kind of seed?
a. Sieving
b. Hand picking
c. Decantation
d. winnowing
8. Mix sand and water in a basin. If you were
asked try to separate the sand from the water,
what will you do?
a. Winnowing
b. Distillation
c. Filtering
d. decantation
 9. If Jo wants to get the iron filings out of some sand,
what could she use to separate these two solids?
a. evaporation
b. Decantation
c. Use magnet
d. sieving
10. If something has been dissolved in water,
how could I separate it from the water again?

a. By decantation
b. By evaporation 
c. By distillation
d. By winnowing
 Draw and identify the way used to separate
mixtures.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
 Ways of
Separating
Mixtures
 Name and draw 5 ways
of separating mixtures.
How can you separate the components of
the following mixtures?
1. milk from grated coconut
2. Sugar from sugar solution
3. Needle from assorted buttons
4. Oil from water
5. P10 coins from other coins
Infer if the following substances can be dissolved
or filtered out in water. Write Yes or No in the
second or third column of the chart.
Substances Dissolves Filters out
(Yes/No) (Yes/No)
1. Salt
2. pepper
3. sugar
4. oil
Answer:
1. Which substances could be dissolved in
water?
2. Which substances could be filtered out of the
water?
3. Which substances could form a suspension?
4. Which substances could form a solution?