Question 1
Which separation techniques will you apply for the separation of the following?
(a) Sodium chloride from its solution in water.
(b) Ammonium chloride from a mixture containing sodium chloride and ammonium chloride.
(c) Small pieces of metal in the engine oil of a car.
(d) Different pigments from an extract of flower petals.
(e) Butter from curd.
(f) Oil from water.
(g) Tea leaves from tea.
(h) Iron pins from sand.
(i) Wheat grains from husk.
(j) Fine mud particles suspended in water.
(a) Sodium chloride from its solution in water — Evaporation
(b) Ammonium chloride from a mixture containing sodium chloride and ammonium chloride — Sublimation
(c) Small pieces of metal in the engine oil of a car — Filtration
(d) Different pigments from an extract of flower petals — Chromatography
(e) Butter from curd — Centrifugation
(f) Oil from water — By a separating funnel
(g) Tea leaves from tea — By using stainer for filtration
(h) Iron pins from sand — By using a magnet
(i) Wheat grains from husk — Sedimentation/winnowing
(j) Fine mud particles suspended in water — Sedimentation/decantation
Chapter 2: Is Matter Around Us Pure — Quick Reference
Quick Revision Points
- Pure substances: fixed composition (elements + compounds). Mixtures: variable composition
- Solution (< 1 nm, transparent), Colloid (1-100 nm, Tyndall effect), Suspension (> 100 nm, settles)
- Concentration = (mass of solute / mass of solution) × 100
- Separation: evaporation, centrifugation, chromatography, distillation, sublimation, crystallisation, separating funnel
- Elements: metals, non-metals, metalloids. Compounds: fixed ratio, chemical separation
- Tyndall effect: scattering of light by colloidal particles (milk, fog, smoke)
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