Separating Mixtures

Separating Mixtures

1. Chromatography

   • Using paper to show what substances are in a mixture
   • How?
     • 1: Put the mixture on chromatography paper near the bottom.
     • 2: Put the paper in a liquid, with the surface of the water not above the mixture and the with the top elevated
     • 3: Wait until the water has soaked up the paper and the colours have stopped going up the paper.
     • 4: Using the height and colour of the marks, you can identify what substances in a mixture.

2. Disstilation