Question

Jordan adds 20 grams (g) of salt and 200 g of dry beans to a pot of warm water. Jordan made...

a
a compound that must be separated back into its parts through chemical processes
b
a compound that can be separated back into its parts through physical processes.
c
a mixture that must be separated back into its parts through chemical processes.
d
a mixture that can be separated back into its parts through physical processes.

Answer 1

d

Jordan made a mixture. The beans and salt are not chemically combined with the water; they can be separated by physical methods (e.g., strain or pick out the beans, then evaporate or distill the water to recover the dissolved salt).