Mixtures and its Separation

Because mixtures are combinations of substances, they can be separated out by physical means. Sometimes it is easy to separate a mixture and sometimes it is not. This quiz is over various methods used to separate mixtures. Using what you have learned, select the best answer from the choices.

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If you wanted to separate iron filings from sand, you would use a ________.

Funnel

Filter

Magnet

Sieve

The process used to separate heterogeneous mixtures of solids and liquids is called ____________.

Chromatography

Filtration

Distillation

Crystallization

____________ is a separation technique that uses the boiling points of various substances to separate mixtures.

Filtration

Crystallization

Distillation

Chromatography

A technique that separates a mixture based on the individual substance's tendency to travel across a surface is called ___________.

Chromatography

Distillation

Crystallization

Filtration

True or False, Suspensions are best separated by filtration.

True

False

The formation of pure solid particles of a substance from a solution is called __________.

Chromatography

Distillation

Crystallization

Filtration

A method of separating the components of a liquid mixture or a dissolved crystal in a liquid by boiling off one liquid is known as _____.

Solution

Distillation

Filtration

Chromatography

True or False, Chromatography is an analytical technique used to separate a mixture of chemical substances into its individual compounds.

False

True

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Mixtures and its Separation
Questions: 8
Contributed by:
Steve