A mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods like sieving, filtration, evaporation, distillation, and chromatography because the different components have different properties and can be isolated. Sieving separates larger solids from smaller solids, filtration separates an insoluble solid from a liquid, evaporation separates a soluble solid from a liquid, distillation separates mixtures of liquids with different boiling points, and chromatography separates mixtures with different solubilities or interactions with a stationary phase.
A mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods like sieving, filtration, evaporation, distillation, and chromatography because the different components have different properties and can be isolated. Sieving separates larger solids from smaller solids, filtration separates an insoluble solid from a liquid, evaporation separates a soluble solid from a liquid, distillation separates mixtures of liquids with different boiling points, and chromatography separates mixtures with different solubilities or interactions with a stationary phase.
A mixture is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined. Mixtures can be separated by physical methods like sieving, filtration, evaporation, distillation, and chromatography because the different components have different properties and can be isolated. Sieving separates larger solids from smaller solids, filtration separates an insoluble solid from a liquid, evaporation separates a soluble solid from a liquid, distillation separates mixtures of liquids with different boiling points, and chromatography separates mixtures with different solubilities or interactions with a stationary phase.
2. Explain why mixtures can be separated by physical methods, such as sieving and distillation.
Match the separation technique on the left with the description on the right.
Separation Technique Description
____ 3. Sieving A. Separates a soluble solid from a liquid ____ 4. Filtration B. Separates a liquid from a soluble solid in solution ____ 5. Evaporation C. Separates larger solids from smaller solids. ____ 6. Distillation D. Separates an insoluble solid from a liquid ____ 7. Fractional Distillation E. Separates mixtures of liquids with different solubilities. ____ 8. Chromatography F. Separates mixtures of liquids with different boiling points. Name: _______________________ Grade & Section: _______________________ Date: ______