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A magnet should be very good at picking out the iron filings.

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Q: Can salt and iron filings be separated by physical means?
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What physical properties could be used to separated iron filings from salt?

By means of using magnet because magnet has a magnetite that can attract iron filings to separate it to other substance.


What is mixing sulfur with iron fillings?

When you mix Iron filings and Sulphur crystals together, you form a mixture of Iron and Sulphur from which both the components can be separated by physical means. But if you heat the mixture strongly, then it becomes a compound of Iron Sulphide from which the two components cannot be separated by physical means.


How do you separate iron filings from iron carbonate?

Pure iron filings will be attracted to a magnet; but pieces of iron carbonate will not.


Can iron filings be separated from sulfur with a magnet?

Yes, yes they can.


Iron filings could be separated from sand using?

A magnet


Is iron an compound or mixture?

Of course Element. Iron = Fe It cannot be separated by physical or chemical means and hence is an element Mixtures can be separated by physical means and compound by chemical means


What can't be separated by physical means?

Copper chloride iron and iron ore


A mixture of iron filings and sulfur can easily be separated by?

by using a magnet


Iron filings could be separated from sand using a?

You can use a magnet


Can Iron filings be separated from a mixture with sulfur by using a magnet?

Yes, a magnet is one way that can be used to separate a mixture of iron filings and sulfur.


Can you separate salt and iron filings?

Iron fillings can be separated: - with a magnet - after the dissolution of the mixture, by filtering


How do you separate sugar and iron filings?

we can separate it by magnetic separation..(use a magnet and iron gets separated)