Grade 10 Chemistry: Separation Techniques
This worksheet covers various separation techniques used in chemistry, including filtration, distillation, chromatography, and decantation, suitable for Grade 10 science students.
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Read each question carefully and provide the best answer based on your knowledge of separation techniques.
1. Which separation technique is best suited for separating a soluble solid from a liquid?
Filtration
Decantation
Distillation
Evaporation
2. Chromatography separates substances based on their different:
Boiling points
Melting points
Solubilities in a solvent
Magnetic properties
1. In filtration, the solid collected on the filter paper is called the .
2. Distillation is used to separate liquids with different .
3. A centrifuge separates components of a mixture based on their .
1. Decantation is an effective method for separating very fine suspended particles from a liquid.
True
False
2. Sublimation can be used to separate a mixture of iodine and sand.
True
False
1. Briefly explain the principle behind magnetic separation.
2. Describe a scenario where fractional distillation would be preferred over simple distillation.
Match each separation technique with its primary application.
1. Filtration
a. Separating immiscible liquids
2. Distillation
b. Separating insoluble solid from liquid
3. Decantation
c. Separating liquids with different boiling points
4. Chromatography
d. Separating components of a solution based on differential partitioning