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One way would be to find a liquid that is chemically inert to both metals and has a density between that of iron and that of aluminium. In such a liquid, the aluminium would float and the iron would sink.
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Separate iron filings and aluminum filings?
Aluminum and iron can be differentiated because iron is magnetic and aluminum is not. To separate them, expose the filings to a magnetic source and the iron will separate.
How could you separate aluminum fillings from iron fillings?
Very easily, put a magnet on them it will attract the iron but not the aluminium.
What do you use to separate iron from aluminum?
A magnet would work fine, since aluminium isn't magnetic but iron is.
How do you separate iron from aluminuim?
You can do this using a magnet. Iron is ferrous, therefore attracted to magnets, whereas aluminium is non-ferrous and is not attracted to magnets.
What method to be use to separate powdered iron and powdered aluminum?
Iron is a magnetic metal, aluminium is not.So, a simple method is to use a magnet for this separation.Magnetic separation is frequently used to extract iron from wastes.
Should you separate iron from sand with a magnet or a strainer?
it will get on the iron if you try to separate sand will be on the iron
What dose a magnet separate?
A magnet can extract iron from a mixture.
Who would you separate iron and sulphur?
You need a magnet to separate iron from a mixture (not from a compound).
How do you separate scrap iron and plastic?
You would separate them with a magnet.
Which method is appropriate for separating a mixture of iron and aluminum?
You could do this using a magnet, Iron filings are attracted to a magnet, aluminium filings are not.Hint: magnetism, investigate the relative magnetic properties of the metals.Iron is a ferrous material, and aluminum is non-ferrous. A magnet would separate the two materials as the iron would be attracted to the magnet while the aluminum filings would not. The term ferrous basically refers to any material which contains iron.
How would you separate iron filings and aluminum filing?
Hi Use magnet to separate aluminum from iron.Iron is attracted by magnet and gets separated from aluminum. Dr Vidya Kaushik
How do you separate iron fillings and sugar?
A magnet
