Question

Name the separation technique you will apply for the separation of the following:
a. The different pigments from the flower petals,
b. Camphor powder from sand,
c. Mercury from water,
d. Alcohol from water. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

A). use of chromatography.

B). use of sublimation technique.

C). use of separating funnel.

D). method of fractional distillation

Answer 2

Answer:

a. Using chromatography technique different pigments from an extract of flower petals.

b. sublimation

c. Mercury and water are separated by decantation by using separating funnel as the separation of two immiscible liquids by a separating funnel depends on the difference in their densities. Mercury is heavier than water therefore, forms the lower layer and separated from water.

d. Fractional distillation is a method for separating a liquid from a mixture of two or more liquids