The method in which substances in a mixture can be separated by just picking them out with

the help of hand from the mixture is known as handpicking method. It is one of the various
methods which are carried out in dry conditions. The substances which are separated with
the help of this method can be useful product or the impurities which need to be removed or
both the substances which are separated can be useful products.

Insoluble liquids such as noble metals and compounds like silica can be washed with water
until
whole other impurities gets away. Washing can also be done in organic solvents
when the mixture is of soluble impurities and insoluble compound.

If a substance does not dissolve in a solvent, we say that it is insoluble. For example,
sand does not dissolve in water it is insoluble.
Filtration is a method for separating an insoluble solid from a liquid. When a mixture of
sand and water is filtered:

the sand stays behind in the filter paper (it becomes the residue)
the water passes through the filter paper (it becomes the filtrate)