What mixtures can be separated by filtration?

Answer 1

For example a mixture of solid materials.

Answer 2

There are two main types of mixtures, Heterogeneous Mixtures and Homogeneous Mixtures. Heterogeneous mixtures are those that contains substances of two different matters like sandy water. Homogeneous mixtures are those that are completely mixed together, like coffee, Kool-Aid, etc.

A good way to tell what kind of mixture you have is to leave it sit somewhere without moving it for a few hours and then go back and observe. If you come back and there is a layer of non-mixed substance on the bottom of your container, then your mixture has settled and you have a heterogeneous mixture. If it looks the same as when you left, then you have a Homogeneous mixture.

Since heterogeneous mixtures can settle and are composed of two different matter types, they can be separated by filtration. If you pour the sandy water into a coffee filter, the sand will stay in the filter and the water will go through it.

Answer 3

filtration and distillation are two common seperation methods

Answer 4

If the mixture has solute undissolved i.e. settled in the container then it could be separated by the filtration. For example:- a mixture of sand and water.

Answer 5

water and vegetables

Answer 6

Undissolved solids remain on the filter.