Here is what you can do easily. Get a bottle of mineral oil, and a small amount of kerosene.
Next, test the solubility of salt, then sugar in each of the solvents. Sugar should dissolve in mineral oil, and/or kerosene, but salt won't . But do the test and find out.
Is it physically possible to separate table sallt, sodium chloride, NaCl, from table sugar, sucrose? Explain your reasoning.
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My intuition tells me that the person posing this question expects the answer to be no. My best guess is that it can be separated by using different solvents. The site below provides the solubility of NaCl in various solvents. I could not, and I looked for 15 minutes or so, an equivalent table for sugar. However, I suspect that with enough diligence and/or experimental details in the lab, one could find a solvent in which table salt was more or less soluble than sugar and it could be separated that way. Actually, though, I have no proof of that.
People I understand your need to express yourself but please if you don't know or you are not sure how to answer this question just don't post anything. I only waste my time reading all the I am not sure or may be. Respond only if you know the answer. Thank you
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