How can mixtures be separated using physical properties?

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Mateo Aguilar · Accepted Answer

Here are some physical properties that you can use to separate mixtures.

Solubility

Tea leaves do not dissolve in water, so you can use a strainer to filter them from your tea.

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Here is a summary of the different methods that are used to separate mixtures.

And here's a video that shows some of them in operation.

Xavier Avery · Answer

undefined Mixtures can be separated based on physical properties such as differences in boiling point, solubility, density, and magnetism, through techniques like distillation, filtration, chromatography, and magnetic separation.

Cameron Andrews · Answer

undefined Mixtures can be separated using physical properties through various techniques such as filtration, distillation, chromatography, evaporation, centrifugation, and magnetism. These methods exploit differences in properties like particle size, boiling point, solubility, density, and magnetic susceptibility to separate the components of a mixture.