Question
Which property could allow a student to easily separate sand and iron filings?(1 point)
Responses
melting point
melting point
boiling point
boiling point
solubility
solubility
magnetism
5 answers
magnetism
Separating Mixtures Quick Check
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Question
You are worried that a solid substance has dissolved in a beaker of water in a lab. What would be a way to separate the substance from the water?(1 point)
Responses
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.
Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.
Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.
Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.
Use a magnet to draw out the solid substance from the water.
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Question
You are worried that a solid substance has dissolved in a beaker of water in a lab. What would be a way to separate the substance from the water?(1 point)
Responses
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.
Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.
Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.
Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.
Use a magnet to draw out the solid substance from the water.
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
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 salt?(1 point)
Responses
distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect the salt
distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect 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
filtration to collect both the sand and the salt
Responses
distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect the salt
distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect 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
filtration to collect both the sand and the salt
filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt