
Chemistry questions on separation techniques
Created on 18th August 2025
Grade level: Adult Educationth grade
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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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