Chapter 1B: Separation

Techniques Challenge
questions
Group Challenge Qn 1
How can Jayden remove copper from a mixture of sand and
copper?
Answer:
Filtration
Q2 Using only laboratory apparatus, explain how Jerod can
obtain psyllium husk from a mixture of table salt and
psyllium husk. You can use diagrams to aid your explanation.
Group Challenge Qn 3• Jack thinks that he can obtain water
from a mixture of water and table salt through filtration. Do
you think he will be successful? Explain your answer.• If
you think Jack will be unsuccessful, suggest an alternative
method to use
Answer:Distillation
 Group Challenge Qn 4• Joseph believes that evaporating a solution
of sodium chloride to dryness will result in nothing being left
behind in the evaporating dish. Is he correct? Explain your answer.

• Joseph is not correct. When a solution of sodium chloride (table salt) is evaporated to dryness, the
salt itself is left behind in the evaporating dish.
• Here's the explanation:
• Formation of a Solution: When sodium chloride is dissolved in water, it forms a solution. In this
solution, the sodium ions (Na+) and chloride ions (Cl-) are surrounded by water molecules.
• Evaporation: When the solution is heated or left to evaporate, the water molecules escape into the
air as vapor, leaving the ions behind.
• Residue Formation: As the water evaporates, the sodium ions and chloride ions come closer
together and eventually form solid sodium chloride crystals. These crystals are left as a residue in the
evaporating dish.
• Dryness: Evaporating to dryness means that all the water has been removed, but the sodium chloride
remains as a solid.
Group Challenge Qn 5• Toobtainsodiumchloridesaltfromamixtureof rice and sodium chloride, Jenny
added water to the mixture. She then placed the mixture in an evaporating dish and evaporated it to
dryness. She claimed that the solid obtained is sodium chloride. Do you agree? Explain your answer.•
Jennyusesthesamemethodabovefor copper(II) chloride salt from a mixture of rice and copper(II) chloride
salt. Do you agree? Explain your answer. [Note: copper(II) chloride is soluble in water]

• Yes, I agree with Jenny's claim. The process she followed, adding
water to the mixture, and then evaporating it to dryness is a valid
method to obtain sodium chloride. Rice is not soluble in water, so it
remains unchanged during the process. Sodium chloride dissolves in
water, and upon evaporation, it recrystallizes, leaving behind solid
sodium chloride.
• For the mixture of rice and copper(II) chloride:
Group Challenge Qn 6In chromatography,(a) Why was the starting line
drawn in penciland not in ink?(b) Why was it important for the level of
solvent used in the experiment to be below the start line at the beginning?
(c) Why is it important that the spot placed on the starting line be small?

a) To prevent the result to be not accurate

b) To prevent the spot from dissolving in the solvent
c) To prevent the sport from overlapping each other.