Separation methods

Separation methods

1. Handpicking

   • Using your own hands to separate the substances

2. Separating funnel

   • Used to separate two inmiscible liquids (they don't form a homogeneous mixture)

3. Filtration

   • To separate an insoluble solid from a liquid

4. Sedimentation

   • To separate an insoluble solid from a liquid

5. Distillation

   • Separating two or more pure liquids

6. Evaporation

   • Evaporating the solvent in the mixture to separate it from a solid.

7. Sieving

   • Separating solids of different siezes

8. Magnetic separation

   • To separate substances with some magnetic properties.

9. Chromatography

   • Used to separate coloured substances

10. Centrifuge

    • Used to separate two solid substances that are too fine to separate them with filtration