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How would you use a magnet to separate a mixture
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How would you use a magnet to separate a mixture

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pour mixture onto flat surface
wave magnet over mixture
magnet will pick up elements attracted to it, leaving the rest behind
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Magnetic separation takes advantage of differences in the magnetic properties of minerals. Minerals fall into one of three magnetic properties: ferromagnetic, paramagetic and diamagnetic
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