TVIS VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA, PONNERI

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SEPARATION OF SUBSTANCES
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Stone pieces are separated from wheat by
a) Hand-picking b) Evaporation c) Filtration d) Winnowing
2. Sieve is an apparatus having
a) A handle b) Holes c) A stand d) A plate
3. Filtration is a process used to separate
a) Solid-solid mixture b) Solid-liquid mixture
c) Suspended solid-liquid mixture d) Liquid-liquid mixture
4. Aqua-purifier is an apparatus used to purify
a) Water b) Kerosene c) Petrol d) Ethanol
5. Pure substances are those that contain
a) Impurities b) No impurities c) Stone pieces d) Water
6. Salt in water is a
a) Solid-solid mixture b) Liquid – liquid mixture
c) Solid – liquid mixture d) Solid – gas mixture
7. Common salt is obtained from
a) Sea water b) River water c) Lake water d) Spring water
8. Mixture is rotated at high speed during
a) Evaporation b) Filtration c) Decantation d) Centrifugation
9. A solid substance is dissolved in water. Which of the following methods is used to separate it?
a) Filtration b) Evaporation c) Sublimation d) Decantation
10. Mixtures are
a) Impure substances b) Pure substances
c) Molecules d) None of these
11. The constituents of a mixture are present in
a) Fixed ratio b) Any ratio c) Variable ratio d) None of these
12. Solutions are
a) Heterogeneous mixtures b) Homogeneous mixtures
c) Compounds d) Elements
13. Fractional distillation is used to separate
a) Solids from solids b) Solids from liquids
c) Liquids from liquids d) none of these
14. The method used to separate pure water from a solution of salt in water is
a) Distillation b) Filtration c) Decantation d) None of these

II. Give one word answer:

i. Name the process by which sand is removed from water.
ii. Which method is used to separate small stone pieces?
iii. What is the name of the method used to separate lighter particles from heavier particles
by slowly allowing to fall from a height?
iv. Tea leaves and brew are separated by using an apparatus. Name it.
v. Name the method used to separate cream from milk.
vi. Name the method by which salt is obtained from its water solution.

III. Match the following:

1. Group A Group B
i. Winnowing [ ] a) Sand and water
ii. Decantation [ ] b) Filter paper
iii. Distillation [ ] c) Hand picking
 iv. Filtration [ ] d) Husk and wheat
v. Rice and stones [ ] e) Liquid mixture
vi. Sieving [ ] f) Sea water
[ ] g) Tea and tea leaves

2. Group A Group B
i. Crystallisation [ ] a) High speed rotation
ii. Distillation [ ] b) Particles are allowed to settle down slowly
iii. Evaporation [ ] c) Saturated solution is cooled
iv. Centrifugation [ ] d) The liquid evaporates
v. Sedimentation [ ] e) Involves condensing the vapor
[ ] f) Weighing down of solid particles by using alum

3. Match each item in List B below with the relevant term in List A and write the correct
item number of List B in the space given after each item in List A.
List – A List B
1. Evaporation [ ] a) A homogeneous mixture
2. Filtration [ ] b) Separation of solid particles from a liquid by using a filter
paper
3. Sedimentation [ ] c) The process in which a liquid changes into vapor
4. Decantation [ ] d) The process of settling of suspended particles
5. Solution [ ] e) Pouring slowly the supernatant layer without disturbing the
settled solid.

V. Statement whether the following statements are True or False:

i. Small pieces of stones are separated from rice by evaporation.
ii. Decantation and sedimentation are used to separate insoluble solids from a liquid.
iii. Suspended particles in a liquid are separated by centrifugation.
iv. Solid mixtures are separated by distillation.
v. Husk and wheat can be easily separated by filtration.
vi. Evaporation is used to prepare salt from seawater.
vii. Liquid mixtures are separated by distillation
viii. Rock salt is an impure substance.
ix. The process of winnowing is used to remove small stone particles from wheat.
x. A pure sample of a substance consists of only one kind of particles
xi. Common salt is separated from its solution in water by decantation.
xii. Cream is separated from milk by sieving.

V. Find the odd one out.

i. Filtration, evaporation, loading, crystallization
ii. Solutions, compounds, suspensions, elements.
iii. Soil, air, sea-water, table-salt, milk
iv. Solution, filtrate, emultion, residue

VI. Select the suitable word from the words given below and fill in the blanks.
winnowing, hand picking, centrifugation, filtration, evaporation, distillation.
i. Cream is separated from milk by __________________
ii. Petrol is separated from crude oil by _________________
iii. The substance that does not sublime out of iodine, ammonium chloride, camphor,
naphthalene, clay is _________
iv. Out of evaporation and distillation the slower process is ______________
 v. Miscible liquids can be separated by _____________ whereas immiscible liquids can be
separated by _______________

VII. Fill in the blanks:

i. A process in which a liquid changes to vapor is called ________________
ii. A process in which evaporation and condensation take place side by side is called ________
iii. Camphor is separated from common salt by ___________
iv. Pure crystals of common salt are obtained by __________ and crystallization.
v. Two immiscible liquids are separated by using _____________
vi. Peanuts are separated from a mixture of wheat and peanuts by _____________
vii. ____________ is used to separate husk from wheat.
viii. Pure liquid is obtained from the solution of a salt in the liquid by ____________