Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Separation and purification

Separation and purification — practice question

In water, calcium carbonate is insoluble, but sodium chloride is soluble. What sequence of steps would you use to isolate a pure, dry sample of calcium carbonate from a mixture containing calcium carbonate and aqueous sodium chloride?

  • Afilter → dry the residue with filter paper → wash the residue with water
  • Bfilter → heat the filtrate to crystallising point → leave the filtrate to cool and crystallise
  • Cfilter → wash the filtrate with water → dry the filtrate
  • Dfilter → wash the residue with water → dry the residue

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