Question

Suppose you are making some tea. You have boiled water and added tea leaves to it. Then you
realize that you cannot find a strainer. You look for a clean piece of cloth, but do not find one.
What method would you use to separate tea leaves to get a cup of tea? *
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Answer 1

kya aap iss pareshani se guzar rahe ho?

Answer 2

The method of decantation will be used to separate tea leaves to get a cup of tea.

• The methods of separation are used to separate the components of a heterogeneous mixture. The methods are chosen according to the nature and the properties of the components.
• Since the tea leaves get suspended in the tea, the method of decantation is the most suitable for separating them.
• In decantation, the solid suspension is allowed to settle at the bottom as the sediment. The mixture is then slowly tilted and the upper layer of liquid is poured into a flask without disturbing the sediment.