Question

You are worried that a solid substance has dissolved in a beaker of water in a lab. What would be a way to separate the substance from the water?(1 point)
Responses

Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.

Use a magnet to draw out the solid substance from the water.
Use a magnet to draw out the solid substance from the water.

Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.
Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.

Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.
Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.

Answer 1

All of the options listed can be effective ways to separate a solid substance from water, depending on the specific situation and properties of the substances involved. However, if I have to choose one option, it would be to boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.