Methods of Separating Components of Mixtures and Compounds

Component

A part or element of a larger whole.

Separate

Cause to move or be apart.

mixture

a substance produced when two or more pure substances are put together in any proportion without a chemical union.

method of separating components of mixtures

a procedure or process of segregating or moving the constituent or part of a substance which is made up of two or more pure substances.

Filtration

the process of separating the insoluble solid from the liquid substance by allowing the liquid to pass through a porous material called filtering agent.

Decantation

a method used to separate the liquid layer known as supernatant and a heavy insoluble solid known as precipitate by allowing the said solid to settle at the bottom of the container then the liquid above the solid is poured off carefully into another container.

Mechanical Separation

use of forceps, sieves, magnet and other similar tools to separate the components of mixtures.

Centrifugation

the process that uses a motor device known as centrifuge that speeds up the settling of the precipitate using centrifugal or rotating motion

Distillation

a process that involves the evaporation and condensation of a liquid solvent from a mixture or solution.

Chromatography

uses the difference in the degrees to which substances are absorbed on the surface of an inert substance such as a filter paper.

Electrolysis

a chemical decomposition or breakdown produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions