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filtration-solid/liquid separation

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  • solids are readily separated from liquids by passing the mixture through a filter, which is a porous barrier
  • solids are insoluble in the liquid
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distillation-liquid/liquid separation

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  • based on differences in boiling points

- liquids are miscible (dissolve) in one another

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decantation

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  • liquids are immiscible (do not dissolve) in one another and have different densities
  • simply separate by pouring one liquid on top of the other
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evaporation-solid/liquid separation

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  • solid is soluble (dissolves in liquid)
  • solid is the solute (substance dissolved)
  • liquid is the solvent (substance in excess)
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chromtaography

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  • separates substances based on their interactions with a mobile phase and a stationary phase
  • mobile phase is usually a liquid or gas
  • stationary phased is a solid
6
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separating mixtures

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  • filtration, distillation, evaporation, chromatography, soluble, insoluble, miscible, immiscible, filtrate, distillate, condenser, evaporation dish, solute, solvent

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