Multiple Choice
Which process would most likely be employed to separate a mixture of sand and water?
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4. BONUS: Lab Techniques and Procedures
Filtration and Evaporation
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Which instrument is commonly used in the laboratory to separate solid particles from a liquid during filtration?
A
Filter paper
B
Evaporating dish
C
Beaker
D
Bunsen burner
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Understand the purpose of filtration: it is a technique used to separate solid particles from a liquid by passing the mixture through a medium that allows only the liquid to pass through.
Identify the common laboratory instruments involved in filtration: filter paper, evaporating dish, beaker, and Bunsen burner.
Recognize that filter paper is a porous material designed specifically to trap solid particles while letting the liquid pass through during filtration.
Note that an evaporating dish is used to evaporate liquids, a beaker is a container for holding liquids, and a Bunsen burner is a heat source, none of which are used to separate solids from liquids by filtration.
Conclude that the instrument commonly used to separate solid particles from a liquid during filtration is filter paper.
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