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To separate a mixture of iron filings and salt, the most efficient method would be

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Step-by-step explanation:

Of course you could do the separation chemically. Dissolve the salt up in water, pass thru a filter, wash the iron filings with ethanol, which would encourage the salt to precipitate from solution.

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Answer:

by passing a magnet through the mixture

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