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Part A
Part A
1. What is a mixture?
a) A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined.
b) A substance made of two or more substances physically combined.
c) A substance made of a single type of atom.
d) A substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical
or chemical means.
2. Which of the following is NOT a method of separating mixtures?
a) Filtration
b) Sublimation
c) Distillation
d) Polymerization
3. What is the purpose of distillation?
a) To separate insoluble solids from liquids.
b) To separate soluble solids from liquids.
c) To separate two or more liquids with different boiling points.
d) To separate magnetic substances from non-magnetic substances.
4. Which method is best suited for separating an insoluble solid from a liquid?
a) Filtration
b) Evaporation
c) Chromatography
d) Sublimation
5. Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?
a) Salt water
b) Sand and water
c) Oil and water
d) Iron filings and sulfur powder
9. You are given a mixture of sand and salt. Describe the steps you would take to
separate the sand from the salt.