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A scientist is working in a lab and accidentally combines two liquids that quickly form a solution. Which process could be used to separate the two liquids?(1 point)

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passing the liquids through a filter to collect one of them
passing the liquids through a filter to collect one of them

waiting for the two liquids to separate
waiting for the two liquids to separate

heating the liquids and letting one boil away first
heating the liquids and letting one boil away first

collecting one of the liquids with a spoon

heating the liquids and letting one boil away first

Which property could allow a student to easily separate sand and iron filings?(1 point)

magnetic properties

You are worried that a solid substance has dissolved in a beaker of water in a lab. What would be a way to separate the substance from the water?(1 point)

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Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.
Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.

Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.
Pour the liquid along a rough surface that would catch the solid particles but not the water.

Use a magnet to draw out the solid substance from the water.
Use a magnet to draw out the solid substance from the water.

Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.
Boil the water away, leaving the substance behind in the beaker.

Pass the solution through a filter to let the dissolved substance separate.

A beaker contains a mixture of sand and salt. A student adds water to dissolve the salt. Which processes can be used to separate out the sand and salt?(1 point)

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filtration to collect both the sand and the salt
filtration to collect both the sand and the salt

distillation to collect both the sand and the salt
distillation to collect both the sand and the salt

distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect the salt
distillation to collect the sand and filtration to collect the salt

filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt

filtration to collect the sand and distillation to collect the salt

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The process that could be used to separate the two liquids is heating the liquids and letting one boil away first. To separate two liquids that have formed a solution, you can take advantage of their different boiling points. By heating the solution, you can raise the temperature to reach the boiling point of one of the liquids. As the liquid boils and turns into vapor, you can collect and condense it back into a liquid form. The remaining liquid in the container would be the other liquid that did not reach its boiling point. This process is known as distillation and is commonly used in laboratories and industrial processes to separate different components of a mixture based on their boiling points.