Which separation method would you use to remove sugar from sweet tea?
distillation
filtration
chromatography
crystallization
crystallization
To remove sugar from sweet tea, the separation method you would use is crystallization.
The separation method that can be used to remove sugar from sweet tea is crystallization.
Here's how the process of crystallization can be used:
1. Start by heating the sweet tea to dissolve the sugar completely.
2. Once the sugar is completely dissolved, allow the solution to cool down slowly. As the solution cools, the sugar molecules start to come together and form crystals.
3. The crystal formation can be improved by introducing a seed crystal or scratching the sides of the container gently with a glass rod to provide a surface for sugar molecules to attach.
4. As more crystals form, they can be separated from the remaining liquid using filtration or decantation techniques.
5. Lastly, the separated sugar crystals can be dried to remove any remaining liquid, leaving behind pure sugar.
While distillation, filtration, and chromatography are all separation techniques, they may not be suitable for removing sugar from sweet tea. Distillation involves vaporizing a liquid and condensing the vapor back into a liquid, which is not effective for separating sugar from water. Filtration uses a porous barrier to separate solid particles from a liquid, but sugar molecules are typically too small to be effectively filtered out. Chromatography is a technique used to separate components of a mixture based on their affinity for a stationary phase and a mobile phase and is generally not used for separating sugar from a tea solution.