Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Separation and purification

Separation and purification — practice question

Rock salt contains a mixture of salt and sand. The procedure for separating the sand from the salt is given below. step 1 Break up the rock salt, add warm water and stir it. step 2 Pour the mixture through filter paper placed in a funnel. step 3 Let the water evaporate so that the salt crystallises. Which statement about the procedure is correct?

  • AThe filtrate in step 2 is pure water.
  • BThe residue in step 2 is pure crystals of salt.
  • CThe solute is salt.
  • DThe solvent is a mixture of salt and water.

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