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Chemistry questions on separation techniques

Created on 18th August 2025

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1. What happens when a piece of charcoal enclosed in a cylinder containing air is ignited?

It produces carbon dioxide and heat.

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2. Salts Y and Z were left exposed in the laboratory overnight. Y gained weight while Z became liquid. What can be inferred about these salts?

Salt Y is hygroscopic, and salt Z is deliquescent.

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3. Which statement is true regarding the reactions in the blast furnace during iron production?

Coke reduces iron (III) oxide to iron.

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4. Which technique can demonstrate that chlorophyll pigment is a mixture of compounds?

Paper chromatography.

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5. How can ammonium chloride be removed from a mixture of sand and sugar after accidentally adding it to the mixture?

Dissolve with water and filter.

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6. What is a common method to separate a mixture of sand and salt?

Filtration followed by evaporation.

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7. Which of the following describes a physical separation technique?

Distillation.

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8. What would be the result of adding water to a mixture of oil and salt?

Salt dissolves in water, oil floats on top.

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9. In the context of separation techniques, what is the purpose of centrifugation?

To separate components based on density.

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10. Which method is best suited for separating a liquid from a solid in a mixture?

Filtration.

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11. What type of mixture can be separated by evaporation?

A soluble solid in a liquid.

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12. Which of the following is an example of a chemical separation technique?

Electrolysis.

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13. Which separation technique relies on differences in boiling points?

Distillation.

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14. What happens when a saturated solution of salt is cooled?

Salt crystals will form.

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15. Which process can separate a solid from a liquid based on particle size?

Filtration.

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16. What type of mixture is created when sand is mixed with water?

A heterogeneous mixture.

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17. Which separation method would you use for separating an insoluble solid from a liquid?

Filtration.

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18. Which of the following substances would most likely be removed using sublimation?

Iodine from a mixture.

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