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Physical means can be used to separate


elements


pure substances


mixtures


compounds

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Mixtures.

Physical methods (filtration, distillation, chromatography, etc.) can separate components of a mixture. Compounds require chemical reactions to break the chemical bonds; elements are indivisible by chemical (non-nuclear) means; a “pure substance” (an element or compound) cannot be separated into different substances by physical means.