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How could you separate iron fillings from sand?

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With a magnet : only iron will be attracted.

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How do you separate sand and iron filings?

You use a magnet because iron fillings are magnetic.


How do you separate iron fillings and sand?

magnetic separation-the iron fillings are small and can be magnetize so, by using magnets you can able to separate sand from iron fillings


How do you physically separate iron fillings table salt and white sand?

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How do you separate sand sulfur and iron fillings from each other?

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How can a student separate iron fillings from sand and water?

To separate out the iron fillings, run a magnet over the mixture of iron fillings, sand and water. As iron is a magnetic material, it will stick to the magnet thus allowing you to take it out. Then, run the mixture over a filter funnel with filter paper. After the filtration, the filtrate would be water and the sand would be stuck on the filter paper.


Is an iron fillings and sand a solution suspension or colloid?

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Which is the best way to separate iron fillings mixed with Sand?

Use a magnet. The magnet will remove the iron filings form the sand.


How you would separate a mixture of sand sugar and iron fillings?

Use a magnet to remove the iron, then pour what is left into water. The sugar should dissolve. pour the solution through a sieve to remove the sand and gravel. A fine sieve can be used to separate the gravel and sand.


How do you separate sulfur and sand and iron fillings?

you can easily remove iron with magnet. then if you do not care about the sulfur you can set it on fire, and what is left will be pure sand. If you do care about sulfur i don't think i can help you.


Is mixing iron fillings with sand a physical change?

It is not a chemical change. The iron and sand can be separated out.


How can you separate sand table salt iron fillings and naphthalene?

You can pull the iron out with a magnet. Heat the mixture, taking appropriate safety precautions, and the naphthalene will sublime off and can be collected on a cold surface. Add the remainder to water, the salt will dissolve and the sand won't. Filter to collect the sand, and crystallize the salt from the filtrate.


What if salt was added in with sand and iron fillings?

maybe it will melt