Separating Mixtures

Ms.Frajman
Dirty Oil and Saltwater
water Water
 Settling
Density causes parts
of the mixture to
settle to the bottom.

This process is used

during water filtration.
Contaminants sink
and clearer water is
skimmed off.

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 Filtration
A mixture is passed
through material
with many holes.
Anything larger
than the hole is
trapped while the
rest of the mixture
passes through.
Examples:
Dirtywater lab
Precipitation
lab
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 Crystallization
The separation
process in which
the solvent is
evaporated,
leaving crystals of
solute behind.
Examples:
 Rock candy
 Saltwater lab

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 Chromatography
This process is mostly
used to identify
substances.
As the substance is
drawn up the material
(e.g., filter paper), it
carries the solutes with
it.
The least dense are
drawn farthest up the
filter paper.
 Example:
5  Chromatography lab- green
 Distillation
The separation process in which the desired
component is evaporated from the solution and
collected.
Water is boiled and the steam is collected. As
the steam cools, it condenses to form pure water
and anything that was dissolved in the water is
left behind
When could we have used this method?

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 Distillation

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 Video:
http://activities.macmillanmh.com/science/ca/sc
C:\Users\Mekaila Frajma

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 Purifying water
Step #1:
Alum surrounds dirt particles in the
same way soap surrounds dirt. This
Settli causes the dirt particles to get
heavy and sink to the bottom
ng Step #2:
The clearer water is skimmed off
the top
Filtrati
Step #3:
on Filters remove any remaining solid
particles

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Step #4:
Chemicals are added to kill any