Question

A mixture of of sand,salt and sawdust was stirred into water and the mixture was allowed to stand.

a)how might you collect "pure" sawdust?
b)what is the sediment which forms?
c)the clear liquid was poured off and divided into 2 parts.one part was evaporated,and the other was distilled.
i)what substance would be collected by distillation?
ii)what would be collected by evaporation?
iii)what difference in properties allows the separation in both evaporation and distillation?​

Answer 1

A) To get the pure sawdust u can filter it..

B) The muddy sagment that will form .

C) The clear liquid can divide into 3 layers on the top there will be pure water in middle there will be muddy or dark layer of water and in lower layer there will be the stones or heavy particles of water .