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Separation of Substances - II

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Which of the following can be separated by solvent extraction?

  1. Mixture of sulphur and sand

  2. Mixture of iron ore and sand

  3. Mixture of sand and chalk powder

  4. Mixture of KNO3 and NaCl


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mixture of sulphur and sand can be separated through solvent extraction method.  

Which of the following pairs of the process involved and the change happened is correctly matched?

  1. Tearing of paper : Chemical change

  2. Melting of ice : Chemical change

  3. Curdling of milk : Physico-chemical change

  4. Rusting of iron : Physical change


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Curdling is the breaking of an emulsion or colloid into large parts of different composition through the physico-chemical processes of flocculation, creaming and coalescence.

Which of the following methods is used to separate grains from bundles of stalk?

  1. Handpicking

  2. Threshing

  3. Sieving

  4. Winnowing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

After harvesting, wheat or paddy stalks are dried in the sun and grains can be separated from the stalks by threshing. 

Find the odd one out.

  1. Impurities

  2. Clear solution

  3. Filtrate

  4. Pure substances


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Clear solution, filtrate and pure substances are all pure, but impurities are the substances which make things impure. 

During evaporation, water changes from

  1. liquid to solid

  2. gas to liquid

  3. liquid to gas

  4. solid to liquid


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Evaporation refers to the conversion of a liquid to its vapour state. During evaporation, water changes from liquid to gas.

Which method is preferred to separate the components of the same size from a mixture?

  1. Handpicking

  2. Winnowing

  3. Sieving

  4. Threshing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Winnowing is a method by which particles of the same size can be separated easily. 

Which of the following pairs are incorrect matched?

  1. Substances that make mixture → components

  2. Removal of salt from pulses → Sedimentation

  3. Separating stones from sand → Sieving

  4. Removal of butter from milk → Decantation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Components are the substances which make a mixture. Pulses can be separated from salt by sedimentation as pulses settle down at the bottom. Sand can be separated from stones by sieving. Butter can be separated from curd by churning and not decantation. 

Which of the following solutes dissolves the fastest in water?

  1. Salt

  2. Sugar

  3. Baking powder

  4. Chalk powder


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chalk powder is insoluble in water. Out of salt, sugar and baking powder, salt particles are the smallest in size and thus, get dissolved the fastest in water. 

On the basis of which principle can a mixture of oil and water be separated?

  1. On the same principle as sedimentation and decantation

  2. On the same principle as condensation and evaporation

  3. On the same principle as filtration and sedimentation

  4. On the same principle as condensation and sedimentation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The mixture can be separated on the same principle as sedimentation and decantation.

Ritu was boiling eggs and to facilitate the same, she covered the saucepan with a steel plate. Upon removing the plate, she found out that there were water droplets on the inner side of the plate. What phenomenon led to the formation of these droplets?

  1. Condensation

  2. Evaporation

  3. Filtration

  4. Decantation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The process of conversion of water vapour into its liquid form is called condensation. When the boiling water evaporated, it encountered the plate that was being used as a cover. The water vapour turned back into water upon encountering the cooler plate. This is called condensation.

Sieving is used for

  1. separating slightly larger sized impurities

  2. separating heavier and lighter components of a mixture

  3. separating the components of a mixture having different sizes

  4. removing tiny particles from liquids


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

For 1 - Method of handpicking is used. For 2 - Method of winnowing is used. For 3 - The method used is sieving. For 4 - The method used is filtration.

Which component from a mixture of grains, sand, stone and sawdust can be blown away by the wind?

  1. Grains

  2. Stone

  3. Sawdust

  4. Sand


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The component which can be blown away by the wind has to be lighter. Out of grains, sand, stone and sawdust, only sawdust is the impurity which is lighter in weight and can easily be blown off by wind. 

Impurities found in the muddy water of ponds are separated by

  1. sedimentation

  2. evaporation

  3. sedimentation and filtration

  4. distillation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The mud in muddy water is heavier and settles down when this water is kept undisturbed for some time. The process is known as sedimentation. After this, the lighter impurities can be separated by the process of filtration. So, sedimentation followed by filtration can be used to purify muddy water. 

Which of the following mixtures is/are heterogeneous?

  1. Mixture of alcohol and water

  2. Blood

  3. Sand

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mixture of alcohol + water and blood are homogeneous mixtures, i.e. the mixtures which have uniform composition and properties throughout. Sand is an example of a heterogeneous mixture. A heterogeneous mixture is made of different substances that remain physically separate. Heterogeneous mixtures always have more than one phase.

Which of the following statements is/are true? a. In a mixture of sand and water, the heavier sand particles settle down at the bottom and the water can be separated by sedimentation and then filtration. b. Filtration can be used to separate components of mixture of a gas and a liquid. c. A saturated solution is the one in which no more solute can be dissolved.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Both a and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Statements a and b are correct. 

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