Year 11 Chemistry Unit 1

Materials in our world -Separation of Mixtures

1. State any three properties of mixtures.

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2. a. Describe the composition of air

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b. Justify the classification of air as a mixture.

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3. Distinguish between heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures.

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4. Separation techniques use differences in the materials’ physical and chemical properties in order to separate

them.

Separation technique Physical and/or chemical properties of materials in the mixture

Sieving

Filtration

Sedimentation

Liquid/liquid decantation

Centrifugation

Evaporation

Distillation

Separation by electrostatic charge

 5. Complete the following table using examples of mixtures you have observed. The first one has been done for
you.

Type of Mixture Example A process that could Is this mixture

separate the components homogeneous or
heterogeneous?

Solids of varied sizes Mixture of crushed rock Sieving Heterogeneous

and soil

A liquid and a solid which

will not dissolve in that
liquid.

Miscible liquids (they mix

well) with different boiling
points.

Immiscible (they will not

mix) liquids with different
densities.

Two gases.
6. Research the use of distillation to separate the components of mixtures. (Include a diagram)

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7. a Describe a method you could use to separate a powdered mixture of potassium chloride, barium sulfate and

candle wax.

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b. Explain your chosen method in terms of the properties of the three substances.

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8. How could the following separations be achieved? What property of the substances allows the following
separations to be successful?

Mixture Separation Technique Property

Water from muddy

water

Water from a sugar

solution

Alcohol from wine

Salt from a mixture of

salt and charcoal
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9. A beaker is filled with mercury and water. Mercury is a liquid with a density of 8 g/cm3 and water has a density

of 1 g/cm3. If a coin with a density of 5 g/cm3 is dropped into the beaker, where will it settle?

a. at the bottom of the beaker

b. in the middle of the mercury layer

c. in between the mercury and water layers

d. on top of the water layer

10. Explain your choice:

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