A beaker contains a mixture of sand and salt. A student adds water to dissolve the salt. Which processes can be used to separate out the sand and salt?(1 point)

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distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect the salt
distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect the salt

filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt
filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt

distillation to collect both the sand and the salt
distillation to collect both the sand and the salt

filtration to collect both the sand and the salt
filtration to collect both the sand and the salt
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Answer 1

The correct response for separating sand and salt from a mixture where salt has been dissolved in water is:

filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt.

In this process, filtration is used to separate the solid sand from the liquid solution containing the dissolved salt, and then distillation can be employed to evaporate the water and recover the salt from the solution.