Question

Which of the following methods would best separate sand and water?

boiling
filtering
decanting
distilling

Answer 1

filtering

Step-by-step explanation:

fil·ter

/ˈfiltər/

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verb

gerund or present participle: filtering

pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.

"the patient is hooked up to a dialysis machine twice a week to filter out the cholesterol in the blood"

synonyms: sieve, strain, sift, filtrate, riddle; More

process or assess (items) in order to reject those that are unwanted.

"you'll be put through to a secretary whose job it is to filter calls"

process or treat with a filter.

Answer 2

Filtration can be used to separate sand and water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Insoluble solids can be separated from liquid through filtration. Sand is "insoluble in water". So it can separated through filtration. When sand is mixed with water it either floats or sinks down in the container. Now we can use filter paper or any filtering materials to separate sand from water. The mixture of water and sand can be poured through the filtering material.The filtering material allow all liquid to pass through the pores in it and sand remains behind in the filter paper.