Question

Student X is given a mixture of sand and water. She is asked to

separate the mixture from each other.

i. With the help of diagram explain the steps involved in separation of this

mixture.

ii. What are the other methods used in separating this mixture? ​

Answer 1

It is easy to separate sand and water by filtering the mixture. Salt can be separated from a solution through evaporation. The water can also be recovered as well as the salt if the water vapour is trapped and cooled to condense the water vapour back into a liquid. This process is called distillation.

Decantation can also used to separate this mixture.