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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.

If the constituents of a solid-liquid mixture have different masses, then we can separate them using:

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  1. sublimation

  2. centrifugation

  3. winnowing

  4. evaporation

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Centrifugation is a technique which involves the application of centrifugal force to separate particles from a solution. The larger the size and the larger the density of the particles, the faster they separate from the mixture. Example- washing machine works on the principle of centrifugation.

State a method to separate a solid-liquid mixture containing a soluble solid in the liquid components.

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  1. Fraction distillation

  2. Filtration

  3. Sedimentation

  4. Distillation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A solid-liquid mixture containing a soluble solid in the liquid components can be separated by distillation.

Which method is used to separate salt from the salt water?

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  1. Filtration

  2. Distillation

  3. Evaporation

  4. Sedimentation

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Correct Option: C

Select the methods to separate a solid-liquid mixture containing an insoluble solid in the liquid components. 

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  1. Sedimentation

  2. Filtration

  3. Distillation

  4. Fractional distillation

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Correct Option: A,B

Which of the following can be used for Solid-Solid mixture separation?

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  1. Mechanical separation

  2. Magnetic separation

  3. Gravity separation

  4. All of above

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Correct Option: D

Water is said to be permanently hard when it contains:

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  1. chloride and sulphates of Mg and Ca

  2. bicarbonate of Na and K

  3. carbonate of Na and K

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following country leads the world in silk production?

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  1. India

  2. Sri lanka

  3. Nepal

  4. China

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

China leads the world in silk production followed by India.

Which technique is used to separate sand from a mixture of sand and water?

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  1. Decantation

  2. Evaporation

  3. Distillation

  4. Fractional distillation

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sand settles at the bottom of water so the water can be poured into another container.Thus process is knwon as decantation.


Hence,option A is correct.

_____ is a method of separating suspended particles of a substance from liquid.

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  1. Chromatography

  2. Centrifugation

  3. Distillation

  4. Magnetic separation

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Centrifugation is a method of separating suspended particles of a substance from liquid.

Centripetal force is applied with a centrifuge to sediment heterogeneous mixtures. It is used in industrial and laboratory settings. It is used in the separation of  two immiscible substances.