Question

you have a solution of sugar in water. You want to get sugar from it
a) explain why filtering will not work.
b) which method you will use instead.

Answer 1

to separate sugar from water we shall use the method of crystalization. filtering will not work becoz water is soluble in water which will pass every filter like water do.

Answer 2

as sugar is soluble in water it is not separated by filtration.so we can use distillation process which separates two substance with different boiling points