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Err, well Solids are called Solids because there solid (unbreakable) unless you burn (melt) the solid but this can only work with some solids eg plastic, also sometimes you can snap solids eg Chocolate bar. But most Solids are not separatable. You could also use things like magnets which sort of attach things that are metal- only works if things are metal.
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Solids can dissolve in solutions. For examples sugar dissolve in water.
Now lets take a mixture of two solids for example sand and sugar.
If you mix sand with water it doesn't dissolve. However the sugar will.
If you put your sand/sugar mixture in water, the sand will still be in the solid form but the sugar will be in solution (dissolved in water).
To get the sand you just need to filter the solution (a bit like when you cook pasta and get rid of the water by sieving it). You will get the solid sand in on your filter paper.
You also can get the sugar back. After filtering, only sugar will be remianing in solution. By evaporating the water, solid crystals of sugar will appear.
Et voila! That's how you can separate two solids.
When two solids dissolve in the same solvents, that becomes more complicated. As the person who answered before me said, sometimes you can use magnets....
Like iron and sulphur. when you mix them together and you can take the iron out by using a magnet. But if you heat them both together, it will be a new substance; iron-sulphur, which you cannot take iron out by a magnet
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Funnel used to separate solids from liquids?
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Compare Solids and Liquids using the Venn Diagram?
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What goes through the filtering of a slotted spoon?
A slotted spoon is typically used to separate solids from liquids. When using a slotted spoon, the liquid drains through the slots while the solids are retained in the spoon, allowing you to easily separate out and remove the desired components from the mixture.
What do you mean like dissolve like?
For example polar liquids dissolve polar solids, nonpolar liquids dissolve nonpolar solids.
What is process to separate solids from liquids?
pick up the solids with your hands and separate them from the liquids :P
What is process to separate solids from solids?
pick up the solids with your hands and separate them from the liquids :P
How do separate a suspension?
filter the liquids from the solids, then sort the solids
How can you separate soilds and liquids?
This depends on the solids, but filtering usually takes most solids out of most liquids.
Can filtering separate dissolved solids from liquids?
Yes,filtration can be used to separate solids from liquids because if you filter a mixture of solids and liquids the liquid will pass through the filter paper while the solids will stay because its particles are too big
How is a centrifuge used?
the function is to separate liquids from solids in about 20-40 seconds
What is function of a centrifuge?
the function is to separate liquids from solids in about 20-40 seconds
Can filtration to separate solids from liquids by using a porous barrier?
Yes, that's what filtration is.
What is the used to separate solids from liquids?
Many methods are used: filtration, decantation, centrifugation, etc.
Who was the first person to discover how to separate dissolved solids from liquids?
Very probable the name of this person is not known.
Can shape separate a solid from a liquid?
Sort of, Solids have a fixed shape, while liquids have no fixed shape.
Is pouring off liquid a method to separate a solution?
Pouring off can only separate solids or liquids with a different density than the solution.
