Multiple choice

Which of the following techniques is used to separate a solid-solid mixture?

  1. Sedimentation

  2. Evaporation

  3. Distillation

  4. Sublimation

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through the intermediate liquid phase. Sublimation is an endothermic phase transition that occurs at temperatures and pressures below the triple point of a substance in its phase diagram.