Methods of Purification

Used to separate an insoluble solid from liquid or soluble solid

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Crystallisation

• Evaporation

Used to separate a dissolved solid from its solution

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Crystallisation

• Sublimation

Used to separate liquid from a solution

• Filtration

• Sublimation

• Distillation

• Fractional distillation

Used to separate liquid mixtures for identification

• Filtration

• Distillation

• Fractional distillation

• Chromatography

Used to separate miscible liquids with a wide range of boiling points

• Distillation

• Fractional distillation

• Chromatography

• Evaporation

Used to separate immiscible liquids

• Paper chromatography

• Separating funnel

• Distillation

• Fractional distillation

Used to separate a solid from a mixture of solids

• Filtration

• Evaporation

• Crystallisation

• Sublimation

Which one of the following solids is insoluble in water?

• sugar

• copper sulfate

• sand

• salt

Water and petrol can be separated by

• separating funnel

• filtration

• decanting

• evaporation

A Leibeg condenser is used in

• filtration

• evaporation

• chromatography

• distillation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4