Question

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 the salt?(1 point) Responses filtration to collect both the sand and the salt filtration to collect both the sand and the salt distillation to collect both the sand and the salt distillation to collect both the sand and 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 the sand and filtration to collect the salt

Answer 1

The appropriate processes to separate the sand and salt in the given scenario are:

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

Here's why:

1. Filtration: When the mixture is poured through a filter, the sand (which is not soluble in water) will remain on the filter paper, while the salt solution (salt dissolved in water) will pass through.

2. Distillation: To retrieve the salt from the salt solution, heating the solution will cause the water to evaporate, leaving the salt behind as it crystallizes.

So the correct response is: filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt.