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What physical property would useful in the separation of very fine saw dust and salt?
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∙ 11y ago
You can either put it in water and the salt will dissolve and the sawdust will float, then you can filter it, or you can take a balloon and rub it on your shirt or hair and hold it above and the sawdust will stick to the balloon.
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Magnetism would be the most useful physical property for separating fine saw dust and salt. However, since neither is magnetic, a process of dissolving the salt in water, filtering out the saw dust, and boiling away the water is necessary.
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