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Technique utilized to separate a mixture of dissolved solids by evaporation according to individual solubilities.

  1. Distillation

  2. Chromatography

  3. Fractional crystallization

  4. Filtration

  5. Titration


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Technique utilized to separate a mixture of dissolved solids by evaporation according to individual solubilities is fractional crystallization. Two solutes have different solubilities in the same solvent at the same temperature. Fractional crystallization is step-wise crystallization. First, less soluble solute is crystallized out. Later, more soluble solute is crystallized out.

Usually crystals are dried with help of ________.

  1. dryer

  2. autoclave

  3. filter paper

  4. fan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Usually crystals are dried with help of filter paper.
The moisture present in the crystals is absorbed by filter paper.

Why does crystallisation seperate mixtures?

  1. Because the components do not chemically combine

  2. Because the components have different boiling point

  3. Because the components have different solubilities at high and low temperatures

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The crystallization can separate mixtures because the components have different solubilities at high and low temperatures. The solute to be crystallized is more soluble in hot solution than in cold solution.

Crystals can be grown by _________.

  1. cooling a saturated solution

  2. heating a saturated solution

  3. stirring a saturated solution

  4. planting in a well watered fertile soil


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cooling a saturated solution. (Heating is stopped at the point when a hot saturated solution is formed. If the resulting solution is allowed to cool to room temperature, the dissolved solid will precipitate out as pure crystals.)

How would you know if a solution is saturated?

  1. When a sample is taken out and cooled, it forms small crystals rapidly

  2. When the sample starts to evaporate

  3. When more solid is added, they continue to dissolve in the solution

  4. When solution changes colour


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When a sample is taken out and cooled, it forms small crystals rapidly.(At a given temperature, a solution can only hold a certain amount of solute.A saturated solution is one that contains the maximum amount of solute at a given temperature.)

The most suitable method of separation of $1$ mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols is:

  1. crystallisation

  2. steam distillation

  3. sublimation

  4. chromatography


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The most suitable method of separation of 1:1 mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols is steam distillation because they have a great difference in their boiling points. Hence, option B is correct.

What would you observe when a saturated solution of potassium chloride prepared at $60^0 C$ is allowed to cool to room temperature?

  1. Crystallization happens

  2. Evaporation happens

  3. Sublimation happens

  4. Condensation happens


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here crystallization happens and solid potassium chloride will separate out. (Crystallization is a chemical solid-liquid separation technique, in which mass transfer of a solute from the liquid solution to a pure solid crystalline phase occurs)

Arrange the following steps in crystallisation of copper sulphate.
A. Dissolve it in minimum amount of water.
B. Take some (approximately 5 g) impure sample of copper sulphate in a china dish.
C. Cover the solution with a filter paper and leave it undisturbed at room temperature to cool slowly for a day.
D. Evaporate water from the copper sulphate solution so as to get a saturated solution.
E. Filter the impurities out.

  1. A, C, B, D, E

  2. B, D, A, C, E

  3. B, A, D, E, C

  4. B, A, E, D, C


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct order of steps in crystallisation of copper sulphate is B, A, D, E, C.
B. Take some (approximately 5 g) impure sample of copper sulphate in a china dish.
A. Dissolve it in minimum amount of water.
D. Evaporate water from the copper sulphate solution so as to get a saturated solution.
E. Filter the impurities out.
C. Cover the solution with a filter paper and leave it undisturbed at room temperature to cool slowly for a day.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Winnowing is a traditional method in water air current is blown to separate particles of light weight and heavier weight.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nitrogen and Hydrogen gets react and converted into ammonia their occurs a chemical change hence separation of nitrogen and hydrogen is most difficult.