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How you would separate a mixture of sand sugar and iron fillings?
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∙ 14y ago
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.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoFor the iron fillings, you would use a magnet.
For the sand and sugar, I'm pretty sure there's no easy way to do it besides manually.
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What method would be used to separate iron fillings from sugar?
A magnet will cause the iron to adhere and separate. Or adding water will dissolve the sugar and the iron can be filtered out and then the water evaporated from the sugar.
When a teaspoonful of sugar is added to water in a breaker the sugar dissolves?
This would be a mixture, because you could easily separate the water and sugar again by boiling the water.
How do you separate the mixture of sugar n clay?
You could place the sugar-clay mixture in a wire-mesh sieve, and rinse the mixture with water to dissolve the sugar and remove it from the clay. You would need to do this over a container that would collect the sugar water. Once the sugar is completely dissolved, you could evaporate the water from the sugar water, leaving the sugar behind. The clay would be left behind in the sieve.
Is sugar an element or mixture?
Sugar is a compound. It consists of several different elements depending on the type of sugar. A compound is formed by a chemical reaction and cannot be separated. You can't separate sugar into other substances physically.
Process would be most appropriate to separate a mixture?
The process that would be most appropriate to separate a mixture is filtration. This only applies if the mixture is composed of a solid and a liquid.
What method would be used to separate iron fillings from sugar?
A magnet will cause the iron to adhere and separate. Or adding water will dissolve the sugar and the iron can be filtered out and then the water evaporated from the sugar.
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.
When a teaspoonful of sugar is added to water in a breaker the sugar dissolves?
This would be a mixture, because you could easily separate the water and sugar again by boiling the water.
How would you separate a mixture of sand sawdust iron filings and sugar?
water and a magnet
How would you separate mixture of sugar and sand?
You could try running water through it (which would dissolve the sugar), collecting the water, and evaporate it to get the sugar back.
How would you separate a mixture of sand sugar and water?
you cant it just separate one another still contain it though
Carlos' teacher has asked him to separate a mixture of sand and iron filings. Which of these methods would correctly separate the mixture?
the correct answer would be -( magnetic attraction of one part )
How do you separate the mixture of sugar n clay?
You could place the sugar-clay mixture in a wire-mesh sieve, and rinse the mixture with water to dissolve the sugar and remove it from the clay. You would need to do this over a container that would collect the sugar water. Once the sugar is completely dissolved, you could evaporate the water from the sugar water, leaving the sugar behind. The clay would be left behind in the sieve.
How would you separate a mixture of sugar and salt?
well, i think you lick it. The salt tastes salty, and the sugar tastes sweet. Isn't that simple?
How could you separate sawdust and iron fillings in a solution?
you would use the iron's magnestism to extract it with a magnetic tube
How do you separate iron fillings from sulfur?
Using a magnet would be the easiest way.
What would happen if you pass a magnet over a mixture of iron fillings and sulfur powder?
The iron fillings are attracted by the magnet and separated from the sulphur powder.
