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we can separate salt and sand by solving the mixture into water salt is soluble but sand is not .
it will get on the iron if you try to separate sand will be on the iron
The source of this red sand is a mineral containg iron as oxides.
What is special about iron filings? Anything with iron in it has this property... magnets are attracted to iron! Magnets do not attract sand. You can use a magnet to separate iron filings from sand.
It is not a chemical change. The iron and sand can be separated out.
we can separate salt and sand by solving the mixture into water salt is soluble but sand is not .
Clearly, a magnet will separate the iron filings from the mixture, leaving just the salt and sand. Then you could run water through that to dissolve the salt, leaving just the sand. If you collect the water and evaporate it, you'll be left with the salt.
Step 1) Swirl a magnet around inside the mixture. This will cause the iron filings to become attracted to the magnet. Step 2) Using a filter and a funnel, pour the mixture into the funnel. This will separate the water and sand.
Sand is NOT an element. Iron IS an element.
it will get on the iron if you try to separate sand will be on the iron
iron fillings and sand
The source of this red sand is a mineral containg iron as oxides.
Because iron is the useful material, not sand.
A "sand Iron" is a golf club (iron) designed to hit a golf ball out of a sand trap or bunker.
What is special about iron filings? Anything with iron in it has this property... magnets are attracted to iron! Magnets do not attract sand. You can use a magnet to separate iron filings from sand.
Use a magnet to attract all the iron out of the sand
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