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
Questions
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?
- sieving
- winnowing
- magnetic separation
- filtration
Which of the following mixtures will be the most difficult do separate?
- Iron filings + sand
- Sand + water
- Saw dust + stones
- Nitrogen + hydrogen
Benzene and water can be separated by
- Separating funnel
- Sublimation
- Fractional distillatioln
- Filtration
To separate ammonium chloride from common salt, we use:
- filtration
- sedimentation
- sieving
- sublimation
Sand and water can be separated by:
- decantation
- sieving
- sublimation
- magnetic separation
You can use decantation to separate:
- two miscible liquids
- two immiscible liquids
- two metals in an alloy
- solid-solid mixture
A small boy mischievously mixed small pebbles into a bag of pulses. What method will you employ to separate the mixture?
- Magnetic separation
- Crystallisation
- Handpicking
- Filtration
Greasy spots can be removed from clothes by:
- evaporation
- sublimation
- fractional distillation
- dissolving in a suitable solvent
Wheat flour can be separated from wheat bran by:
- hand picking
- sieving
- winnowing
- filtration
Seperation of two immiscible liquids is based on :
- difference in the solubility of the two liquids
- difference in the densities of the two liquids
- difference in melting point of the two liquids
- difference in boiling point of the two liquids
While separating oil and water, which component forms the upper layer ?
- Oil
- Water
- Both A and B
- Air
Winnowing is used only for:
- homogeneous solid-solid mixtures
- homogeneous solid-liquid mixtures
- heterogeneous solid-liquid mixtures
- heterogeneous solid-solid mixtures
A vendor sells white powdered salt mixed with white powdered stone. The knowledge of which property will help you detect this malpractice?
- Ductility
- Opacity
- Density
- Solubility
In a separating funnel, one phase is ______ and other phase is : .
- Aqueous phase, organic phase
- Aqueous phase, inorganic phase
- Inorganic phase, organic phase
- None of above
We sprinkle water in a dirty room before sweeping because:
- water makes sweeping easier
- water repels dust particles
- water coagulates the dust particles
- sprinkling water is fashionable
A mixture of oil and water is separated by:
- Filtration
- Using separating funnel
- Sublimation
- Fractional distillation
Oil and water are miscible liquids.
- True
- False
Mixture of ${\text{Al}}{\left( {{\text{OH}}} \right) _3},,{\text{and}},,{\text{Fe}}{\left( {{\text{OH}}} \right) _3}$ can be separated by
- ${\text{HCl}}\,$
- ${\text{N}}{{\text{H}} _{\text{4}}}{\text{OH}}\,$
- ${\text{NaOH}}$
- ${\text{HN}}{{\text{O}} _{\text{3}}}$
Separation of $CCl _4$ from $CS _2$ can be carried out by _______ method.
- fractional distillation
- separating funnel
- crystallization
- decantation
Two immiscible liquids are separated by?
- Separating funnel
- Fractional distillation
- Chromatography
- Sublimation
Name a technique used to separate : Petrol and water
- distillation
- separating funnel
- sublimation
- chromatography
Filtration as a method of separation can be used for mixtures that are :
- homogeneous and liquid-in-gas mixtures
- heterogeneous and liquid-in liquid mixtures
- hogeneous and solid-in-liquid mixtures.
- heterogeneous and solid-in liquid mixtures
The process of settling down of heavier, insoluble particles in an undisturbed mixture solution is called:
- filtration
- centrifugation
- sedimentation
- decantation
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?
- Winnowing-Magnetic separation
- Magnetic separation-Winnowing
- Sieving-Magnetic separation Filtration
- Handpicking - Sublimation-Sieving
The components of a mixture can be separated only by chemical means.
- True
- False
Heavy water is called as heavy because it:
- is denser than common water
- is an oxide of deuterium
- has a heavy or bad test
- none of these
Some iron fillings are mixed with sand. We can separate them using magnetic separation method. This method is applicable only when:
- magnetic substances are mixed up with non-magnetic substances
- magnetic substances are mixed up with magnetic substances
- magnetic substances are heated beyond their Curie temperatures
- two magnetic substances have equal melting points
Wheat flour is separated from wheat bran by the method of:
- handpicking
- sieving
- winnowing
- filtration
Choose the substance that is used as a filter.
- Oil paper
- Silicon dioxide
- Unglazed porcelain
- Plastic
The methods of separation used in municipal water works are:
- loading, sedimentation, decantation and filtration
- sedimentation, filtration and distillation
- loading, decantation, sieving and distillation
- sedimentation, centrifugation and distillation
Which of the following solvents is used for separation of mixture of sand and sulphur?
- Water
- Benzene
- Carbon di sulphide
- Ethyl alcohol
How is scrap-iron separated from other wastes in a scrap yard?
- Sublimation
- Magnetic separation
- Handpicking
- Winnowing
Winnowing is used to seperate:
- homogenous solid-solidmixtures
- homogenous solid-liquid mixtrures
- heterogenous solid-liquid mixtures
- heterogenous solid-solid mixtures
Sand and water are separated by the method of:
- sieving
- sublimation
- magnetic separation
- decantation
In a separating funnel, organic phase is always _______ aqueous phase.
- Above
- Below
- Mixed together
- Both a and b
X and Y are liquids with unequal densities. Which method can be employed to separate them?
- Centrifugation
- Chromatography
- Distillation
- Separating funnel
What seperation technique will you use for seperating:
(a) Oil from water
(b) Tea leaves from tea
(c) Wheat grains from husk
- a = filtration, b = Winnowing, c = Separating funnel
- a = Winnowing, b = filtration, c = Separating funnel
- a = Separating funnel, b = filtration, c = Winnowing
- a = Separating funnel, b = Winnowing, c = filtration
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?
- Filter Funnel
- Displacement Can
- Separating Funnel
- Distilling Flask
We can separate alcohol dissolved in water by using a separating funnel.
- True
- False
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:
- chloroform
- water
- mixture of both
- none of these
Which of the following is the seperation technique to seperate mercury and water?
- Seperating funnel
- Sublimation
- Filteration followed by evaporation
- Seperating funnel followed by evaporation or distillation