Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Separation and purification

Separation and purification — practice question

The green solid $\text{Nickel(II) sulfate}$ dissolves in water. Which method would be used to separate a pure sample of nickel(II) sulfate crystals from a mixture containing nickel(II) sulfate and sand?

  • AHeat the mixture with water and distil it to give nickel(II) sulfate.
  • BHeat the mixture with water and leave it to crystallise.
  • CHeat the mixture with water and filter off the nickel(II) sulfate.
  • DHeat the mixture with water, filter and allow the solution to crystallise.

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