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

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  1. Seperating funnel

  2. Sublimation

  3. Filteration followed by evaporation

  4. Seperating funnel followed by evaporation or distillation

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We can separate them using separating funnel because the two are immiscible and mercury is denser than water.