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Which one of the following methods would NOT be used to separate an insoluble

solid and a liquid?

Chromatography

Two or more substances mingled together, but not chemically combined are
known as a

Mixture

Liquids that do NOT mix are said to be

Immiscible

Sodium chloride can be separated from rock salt by first adding water to the
mixture to dissolve the sodium chloride. The separation then takes place in two
stages:

Filtration followed by evaporation

Oil and water may be separated by using

A separating funnel

Which one of the following substances is a mixture?

Seawater

Which one of the following is NOT a mixture?

Sugar

Water and alcohol are easily separated by distillation because of their

different boiling points

Which one of the following techniques would best be used to separate soil and
water?
Filtration

Two changes of state occur during distillation. What are these changes of state?

Liquid to gas and gas to liquid

Miscible liquids that have different boiling points can be separated by

Distillation

Which one of the following pairs of separation techniques will BOTH separate salt
from a mixture of salt and water?

Distillation and evaporation

The phenomenon of water being able to rise up a narrow tube is called

Capillary action

Which of the following pairs of substances may best be separated through


distillation?

Water and alcohol

Which one of the following is a disadvantage of evaporation?

The solvent is not recovered

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