Question

c) Explain the method of decantation
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Answer 1

Answer:

Decantation is a process to separate mixtures by removing a liquid layer that is free of a precipitate, or the solids deposited from a solution. The purpose may be to obtain a decant (liquid free from particulates) or to recover the precipitate.

Answer 2

Answer:

Decantation is a process for the separation of mixtures of immiscible liquids or of a liquid and a solid mixture such as a suspension.

Explanation:

The layer closer to the top of the container the less dense of the two liquids, or the liquid from which the precipitate or sediment has settled out is poured off, leaving the other component or the more dense liquid of the mixture behind. An incomplete separation is witnessed during the separation of two immiscible liquids.To put it in a simple way decantation is separating an immiscible solution by transferring the top layer of the solution to another container.