Question

Which physical property would allow a mixture of iron filings and sand to be the most easily separated?
Responses

solubility
solubility

mass
mass

size
size

magnetism

Answer 1

The physical property that would allow a mixture of iron filings and sand to be the most easily separated is **magnetism**. Iron filings are attracted to magnets, while sand is not, making it easy to use a magnet to separate them.