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Separation of Substances - I

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Which of the following can be separated by using sedimentation and decantation?

  1. Mixture of NaCl and H2O

  2. Mixture of sugar and H2O

  3. Mixture of sand and H2O

  4. Mixture of BaSO4 and H2O


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct.

How can a mixture of NH3 and H2 be separated?

  1. By diffusion

  2. By heating

  3. By preferential liquefaction

  4. By separating funnel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is correct. 

Why handpicking method is not used in godowns to remove dirt, stone and husk from the grains of wheat and rice?

  1. Because it is laborious and slow

  2. Because it is not feasible in mills

  3. Bacause it decreases the quality of grains

  4. Bacause it is not convenient


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is correct.

Which of the following does not undergo sublimation?

  1. Ammonium chloride

  2. Sodium chloride

  3. Iodine

  4. Naphthalene


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct.

Which of the following methods is used to separate dirt, stone and husk from pulses?

  1. Handpicking

  2. Sieving

  3. Filtration

  4. Evaporation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dirt, stone and husk are big enough to be easily separated from pulses, rice, etc. by handpicking. 

Which of the following method(s) is/are used to separate impurities from wheat commercially?

  1. Handpicking and sieving

  2. Threshing and handpicking

  3. Sieving only

  4. Threshing and sieving


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Impurities in wheat vary in size. On the commercial scale, impurities like husk and stones are removed before grinding wheat by pouring it on a slanting sieve. This removes the pieces of stones, stalk and husk that may still remain after threshing and winnowing. So, apart from winnowing, the two methods are threshing and sieving. 

Which of the following substances can be separated by wind?

  1. Husk from grains

  2. Grains from stalks

  3. Stones from grains

  4. Sugar from rice and water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Winnowing is a method in which the heavier particles are separated from the lighter ones due to the difference in their weight. Separation of husk from grains is done using this method. 

Which of the following sets of methods is used to separate the mixture of salt, water and sand?

  1. Sedimentation and filtration

  2. Sublimation, filtration and evaporation

  3. Filtration, evaporation and condensation

  4. Decantation and crystallisation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Salt is soluble in water but sand is not. Sand being heavier settles at the bottom and can be separated by filtering the mixture. Salt and water can be separated by evaporation as water will evaporate leaving the salt behind. The water vapours can be collected by condensation. So, the methods involved in separating the mixture of sand, water and salt are filtration, evaporation and condensation. 

The capacity of a saturated salt solution can be increased by

  1. heating the solution

  2. cooling the solution

  3. adding more salt

  4. stirring


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If we keep on adding a substance to water then a state arrives, when no more solute can be dissolved in it. Such a solution is said to be saturated, though more solute in the same can be dissolved by heating the solution. 

A vessel contains a mixture of sugar, rice and water. Rice can be separated by ___, while sugar can be recovered by ____.

  1. filtration, centrifugation

  2. evaporation, condensation

  3. sedimentation, condensation

  4. filtration, evaporation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A mixture of sugar, water and rice can be separated by the process of filtration, which will separate rice from the mixture; followed by evaporation which will separate water from sugar, leaving sugar behind. 

Which of the following is not involved in the purification of muddy water?

  1. Sedimentation

  2. Alum

  3. Chlorine

  4. Sieving


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Muddy water can be purified by the process of sedimentation, followed by using alum, which removes the lighter impurities also. This water then may be chlorinated to kill any bacteria and to get pure water. 

Which of the following substances can be separated by decantation?

  1. Alcohol from water

  2. Coconut oil from water

  3. Vinegar from water

  4. Water from milk


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decantation is a method used to separate a mixture of two liquids which do not mix with each other, and form different layers. Oil being lighter stays at the surface and water remains at the bottom, therefore the two can be separated by decantation. 

How would you differentiate between chalk powder and salt without tasting them?

  1. By dissolving them in water

  2. By observing the size of particles

  3. By sieving

  4. By heating


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chalk powder is insoluble and salt is soluble in water. So, we will dissolve both the substances in separate test tubes. The one which gets dissolved will be salt and the other which is insoluble is chalk powder. 

The process of evaporation is used to separate __________.

  1. cream from milk

  2. sugar from water

  3. alcohol from water

  4. sand from water


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Evaporation refers to the conversion of a liquid into vapor state. A mixture of sugar and water can be separated by evaporation as water can evaporate but sugar can not.  

Which of the following methods is preferred to separate tea leaves from liquid?

  1. Decantation

  2. Sedimentation

  3. Filtration

  4. Centrifugation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tea leaves are separated from liquid by using a strainer or sieve and the process is known as filtration. 

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