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What is the primary advantage of using a vacuum source in suction filtration compared to simple gravity filtration?
It ensures the resulting solid product is always 100% pure.
It significantly speeds up the process of separating the liquid from the solid.
It allows for the separation of two liquids that are mixed together.
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It significantly speeds up the process of separating the liquid from the solid.
A vacuum lowers the pressure on the filtrate side, increasing the pressure differential across the filter and so the flow rate (and often yielding a drier cake). It does not guarantee 100% purity and it is not used to separate two mixed liquids.
A vacuum lowers the pressure on the filtrate side, increasing the pressure differential across the filter and so the flow rate (and often yielding a drier cake). It does not guarantee 100% purity and it is not used to separate two mixed liquids.
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