Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Separation and purification

Separation and purification — practice question

The procedure for separating a mixture that contains a soluble solid and an insoluble solid is shown below. • The mixture is added to a suitable ……1…… so that a solution forms. • It is then stirred and poured through a filter funnel fitted with filter paper. • The insoluble solid stays on the filter paper as the ……2…… . Which words should be placed in gaps 1 and 2?

  • Asolute; filtrate
  • Bsolute; residue
  • Csolvent; filtrate
  • Dsolvent; residue

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