A beaker contains a mixture of sand and salt a student adds water to dissolve the salt which process can be used to separate the sand and the salt
The process that can be used to separate the sand and the salt in this scenario is called filtration.
Filtration involves pouring the mixture through a filter, such as filter paper or a cloth, which allows the liquid (water with dissolved salt) to pass through while retaining the solid particles (sand). The sand will remain on the filter, while the salt will be present in the filtered liquid. The liquid can then be collected, and the salt can be recovered by evaporating the water.
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To separate the sand and salt mixture, you can follow the following step-by-step process:
1. Obtain a filter paper and a funnel.
2. Secure the filter paper in the funnel and place it on top of another empty container.
3. Pour the mixture of sand and salt into the funnel. The filter paper will prevent the sand from passing through while allowing the liquid (saltwater) to pass through.
4. Allow the mixture to sit for some time so that the salty water fully passes through the filter paper.
5. Once all the liquid has passed through, carefully remove the filter paper with the collected sand in it from the funnel.
6. Transfer the collected sand from the filter paper into a separate container.
7. You can then collect the saltwater solution and boil it to evaporate the water, leaving behind the salt crystals.
Now you have successfully separated the sand from the salt using filtration and then the salt from the water using evaporation.