Separation of Mixtures

Chemistry · Chapter 4 · Theme 3: Elements, Compounds and Mixtures (Experimental Techniques)

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Need for separation; evaporation (salt from salt solution)
Distillation (pure water from impure water)
Separating funnel for immiscible liquids (oil or kerosene and water)
Sublimation (separating ammonium chloride from a mixture)
Fractional distillation of two miscible liquids (alcohol and water)
Paper chromatography: stationary phase, mobile phase and separating the colours of ink
Choosing techniques and their order for separating two- or three-component mixtures