Separating Mixtures

Front

What is the process of separating a liquid from a solid by heating it until it turns into vapor?

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Evaporation

Front

What device is used to separate two immiscible liquids?

Back

Separating funnel

Front

What do we call a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined?

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Mixture

Front

What type of mixture has a uniform composition throughout?

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Homogeneous mixture

Front

What method is commonly used in junkyards to separate metal scraps from other materials?

Back

Use of magnet

Front

What is the term for a mixture that has distinct layers and does not have a uniform composition?

Back

Heterogeneous mixture

Front

What is the process of separating components of a mixture based on their different boiling points?

Back

Distillation

Front

What is the term for the solid that remains after a mixture has been filtered?

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Residue

Front

What is a colloid?

Back

A mixture where tiny particles of one substance are evenly distributed throughout another substance.

Front

What is sedimentation?

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The process of allowing solid particles to settle at the bottom of a liquid.