Examine the statement.
A mixture contains water, salt, pebbles, and iron filings.
Which option identifies the most effective ways to separate the components of the mixture?
magnetism, filtration, and evaporation
filtration, evaporation, and distillation
filtration and magnetism
evaporation and distillation
Is it A?
1 answer
yes, this option will separate (which is what the question asked) the components but the solvent is gone. If you wanted to collect the solvent, too, you must condense the vapor in order to recover the solvent.