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A mixture consists of sand, salt, and iron filings. Which of the following instruments or materials would not be useful in separating this mixture?
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A mixture consists of sand, salt, and iron filings. Which of the following instruments or materials would not be useful in separating this mixture?

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well water would prob be your best bet, you could extract the salt first and then use a magnet to seperate the iron filing from the sand
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