Separating Mixtures Article Worksheet
Name _____________________
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Separating insoluble solids from liquids.
1. Mixtures of insoluble solids in liquids are otherwise known as
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Study pictures 1, 2 and 3.
2. Name and describe three methods for separating solids from mixtures.
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3. What is “filtrate?”
4. What is “residue?”
Separating soluble solids from liquids.
Study pictures 4 and 5.
5. Describe two methods for separation of this type of mixture.
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b.
6. If you have a mixture of sugar and water, which would be the solute?
Separating mixtures of liquids.
7. For what type of liquids would a separatory funnel be used to separate the components?
8. For what type of liquids would fractional distillation be used to separate the
components?
9. Describe what fractional distillation is and how it works.
Chromatography.
10.What is chromatography?
11.What is chromatography used for and how does it work?
Answer question 2-4 on page 25.
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