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Use a magnet to extract the iron from the sulfur.
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What liquid can be used to separate mixture of iron filings and sulfur?
Carbon disulfide can be used to separate a mixture of iron filings and sulfur. This is because carbon disulfide can be used to dissolve sulfur, thus leaving you with the iron filings.
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.
How do you separate a mixture of sand and iron filings?
By using a magnet to separate the iron filings, you'd be left with the sulfur and sand mix. Selecting a solvent for the sulfur will allow you to dissolve the sulfur, and then all you have to do is put the sand in a filter and wash the sulfur through with the solvent.
How could you separate a mixture of iron fillings and sulfur powder?
Use a magnet to lift out the iron filings.
2 ways to separate iron filings from sulfur?
One way is to use a magnet
Is unheated sulfur and iron filings is substance or mixture?
Sulfur and iron filings together are a mixture.
What thing can separate sulfur from iron filings except from magnets?
If the mixture is powdered sulfur and iron filings, use a strong electrostatic field. The sulfur will jump to the opposite charge leaving the conductive iron behind. ***************************** Or, you could add carbon disulfide which would dissolve the sulfur.
How do you separate a mixture of sand and iron filings and gold dust?
First, place the sulfur, sand and iron filings in a plastic container. Next, use a magnet to remove the iron filings from the sulfur-sand mixture and surely,the iron filings will connect to the magnet, leaving the sulfur and sand behind.
A mixture of iron filling and sulfur can be easily separated by?
I assume "iron filling" is supposed to mean iron filings? In this case, I would use a magnet to separate the two. The iron filings will stick to the magnet, leaving the sulfur behind.
Why do you use magnetic attraction to separate sulfur and iron filings?
Because it works extremely well.
What happens to iron filings and sulfur powder when heated?
When sufficiently heated, iron filings and sulfur react to produce a compound, iron (II) sulfide.
What is the compound when iron filings and sulfur?
Iron sulfide
