Seperating mixtures 1🔥

SOLVENT

the liquid in which a solid or gases dissolves.

SOLUTE

the solid or gas that dissolves in a liquid

SATURATED

A solution in which no more solute can dissolve.

INSOLUBLE

a substance that cannot dissolve in a certain solvent is insoluble in that solvent.

SOLUTION

a mixture of a liquid with a solid or a gases. All parts of the mixture are the same.

SOLUBLE

a substance that can dissolve in a certain solvent.

DISSOLVE

the mixing of a substance (the solute) with a liquid (the solvent) to make a solution.

What is the name of the liquid that passes through the filter paper in the separation technique ‘FILTRATION’?

filtrate

What is the name of the solid left in the filter paper after the liquid has passed through during the separation technique ‘FILTRATION’?

residue

Describe how filtration can be used to seperate sand from water?

You put the mixture through the filter and through the filter paper - because the sand is insoluble, it will stay in the filter paper as the residue. The water particles are small enough to pass through the filter paper - so they will go into the conical flask and they will be the filtrate.

What is the difference between distillation and crystallisation?

During distillation you collect the liquid substance (e.g. water) however during crystallisation you do not collect the liquid substance.