Separation Techniques in Chemistry - Class VIII

Covers various methods for separating components of mixtures including filtration, decantation, sieving, winnowing, magnetic separation, sublimation, and separating funnel for immiscible liquids

41 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mixture contains two solids A and B. Solid A is light in weight while solid B is very heavy. Their sizes are almost same. Here, A is the unwanted component. To get pure solid B, which separation method would you suggest?

  1. sieving
  2. winnowing
  3. magnetic separation
  4. filtration
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following mixtures will be the most difficult do separate?

  1. Iron filings + sand
  2. Sand + water
  3. Saw dust + stones
  4. Nitrogen + hydrogen
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Benzene and water can be separated by

  1. Separating funnel
  2. Sublimation
  3. Fractional distillatioln
  4. Filtration
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To separate ammonium chloride from common salt, we use:

  1. filtration
  2. sedimentation
  3. sieving
  4. sublimation
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sand and water can be separated by:

  1. decantation
  2. sieving
  3. sublimation
  4. magnetic separation
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You can use decantation to separate:

  1. two miscible liquids
  2. two immiscible liquids
  3. two metals in an alloy
  4. solid-solid mixture
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A small boy mischievously mixed small pebbles into a bag of pulses. What method will you employ to separate the mixture?

  1. Magnetic separation
  2. Crystallisation
  3. Handpicking
  4. Filtration
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Greasy spots can be removed from clothes by:

  1. evaporation
  2. sublimation
  3. fractional distillation
  4. dissolving in a suitable solvent
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Wheat flour can be separated from wheat bran by:

  1. hand picking
  2. sieving
  3. winnowing
  4. filtration
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Seperation of two immiscible liquids is based on :

  1. difference in the solubility of the two liquids
  2. difference in the densities of the two liquids
  3. difference in melting point of the two liquids
  4. difference in boiling point of the two liquids
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

While separating oil and water, which component forms the upper layer ?

  1. Oil
  2. Water
  3. Both A and B
  4. Air
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Winnowing is used only for:

  1. homogeneous solid-solid mixtures
  2. homogeneous solid-liquid mixtures
  3. heterogeneous solid-liquid mixtures
  4. heterogeneous solid-solid mixtures
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A vendor sells white powdered salt mixed with white powdered stone. The knowledge of which property will help you detect this malpractice?

  1. Ductility
  2. Opacity
  3. Density
  4. Solubility
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a separating funnel, one phase is ______ and other phase is :              .

  1. Aqueous phase, organic phase
  2. Aqueous phase, inorganic phase
  3. Inorganic phase, organic phase
  4. None of above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

We sprinkle water in a dirty room before sweeping because:

  1. water makes sweeping easier
  2. water repels dust particles
  3. water coagulates the dust particles
  4. sprinkling water is fashionable
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mixture of oil and water is separated by:

  1. Filtration
  2. Using separating funnel
  3. Sublimation
  4. Fractional distillation
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Oil and water are miscible liquids.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mixture of ${\text{Al}}{\left( {{\text{OH}}} \right) _3},,{\text{and}},,{\text{Fe}}{\left( {{\text{OH}}} \right) _3}$ can be separated by

  1. ${\text{HCl}}\,$
  2. ${\text{N}}{{\text{H}} _{\text{4}}}{\text{OH}}\,$
  3. ${\text{NaOH}}$
  4. ${\text{HN}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{3}}}$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Separation of $CCl _4$ from $CS _2$ can be carried out by _______ method.

  1. fractional distillation
  2. separating funnel
  3. crystallization
  4. decantation
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two immiscible liquids are separated by?

  1. Separating funnel
  2. Fractional distillation
  3. Chromatography
  4. Sublimation
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name a technique used to separate : Petrol and water

  1. distillation
  2. separating funnel
  3. sublimation
  4. chromatography
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Filtration as a method of separation can be used for mixtures that are :

  1. homogeneous and liquid-in-gas mixtures
  2. heterogeneous and liquid-in liquid mixtures
  3. hogeneous and solid-in-liquid mixtures.
  4. heterogeneous and solid-in liquid mixtures
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process of settling down of heavier, insoluble particles in an undisturbed mixture solution is called:

  1. filtration
  2. centrifugation
  3. sedimentation
  4. decantation
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A very large quantity of mixture contains tiny particles of three different substances X, Y, and Z. They are of the same size, cubical in. shape and yellow in color. X particles are very heavy, insoluble, non-magnetic and contribute $50, %$ of the mixture. Y particles are very light, insoluble, non-magnetic and contribute $40, %$ of the mixture. And Z particles are actually iron pieces. Which of the following methods can separate X, Y, and Z in the fastest manner?

  1. Winnowing-Magnetic separation
  2. Magnetic separation-Winnowing
  3. Sieving-Magnetic separation Filtration
  4. Handpicking - Sublimation-Sieving
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The components of a mixture can be separated only by chemical means.

Write true or flase.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Heavy water is called as heavy because it:

  1. is denser than common water
  2. is an oxide of deuterium
  3. has a heavy or bad test
  4. none of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Some iron fillings are mixed with sand. We can separate them using magnetic separation method. This method is applicable only when:

  1. magnetic substances are mixed up with non-magnetic substances
  2. magnetic substances are mixed up with magnetic substances
  3. magnetic substances are heated beyond their Curie temperatures
  4. two magnetic substances have equal melting points
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Wheat flour is separated from wheat bran by the method of:

  1. handpicking
  2. sieving
  3. winnowing
  4. filtration
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the substance that is used as a filter.

  1. Oil paper
  2. Silicon dioxide
  3. Unglazed porcelain
  4. Plastic
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The methods of separation used in municipal water works are:

  1. loading, sedimentation, decantation and filtration
  2. sedimentation, filtration and distillation
  3. loading, decantation, sieving and distillation
  4. sedimentation, centrifugation and distillation
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following solvents is used for separation of mixture of sand and sulphur?

  1. Water
  2. Benzene
  3. Carbon di sulphide
  4. Ethyl alcohol
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How is scrap-iron separated from other wastes in a scrap yard?

  1. Sublimation
  2. Magnetic separation
  3. Handpicking
  4. Winnowing
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Winnowing is used to seperate:

  1. homogenous solid-solidmixtures
  2. homogenous solid-liquid mixtrures
  3. heterogenous solid-liquid mixtures
  4. heterogenous solid-solid mixtures
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sand and water are separated by the method of:

  1. sieving
  2. sublimation
  3. magnetic separation
  4. decantation
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a separating funnel, organic phase is always _______ aqueous phase.

  1. Above
  2. Below
  3. Mixed together
  4. Both a and b
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

X and Y are liquids with unequal densities. Which method can be employed to separate them?

  1. Centrifugation
  2. Chromatography
  3. Distillation
  4. Separating funnel
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What seperation technique will you use for seperating:


(a) Oil from water
(b) Tea leaves from tea
(c) Wheat grains from husk

  1. a = filtration, b = Winnowing, c = Separating funnel
  2. a = Winnowing, b = filtration, c = Separating funnel
  3. a = Separating funnel, b = filtration, c = Winnowing
  4. a = Separating funnel, b = Winnowing, c = filtration
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A student accidentally poured a blue liquid into a beaker of water in the laboratory. The blue liquid is immiscible in water and is denser than water. What must he use to separate the 2 liquids?

  1. Filter Funnel
  2. Displacement Can
  3. Separating Funnel
  4. Distilling Flask
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

We can separate alcohol dissolved in water by using a separating funnel.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A mixture of chloroform and water taken in a separating funnel is mixed and left undisturbed for some time. The upper layer in the separating funnel will be:

  1. chloroform
  2. water
  3. mixture of both
  4. none of these
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the seperation technique to seperate mercury and water?

  1. Seperating funnel
  2. Sublimation
  3. Filteration followed by evaporation
  4. Seperating funnel followed by evaporation or distillation