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Separation techniques

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Separating an insoluble solid from a liquid

I can use my understanding of the properties of solids and liquids to work out how to separate some mixtures.

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Separating a soluble solid from a liquid

I can explain how dissolving can be reversed to separate a soluble solid from a liquid.

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Separating pure salt from dirty rock salt

I can suggest how to combine separation techniques in order to separate pure salt from a sample of rock salt.

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Separating liquids

I can describe how a mixture of two liquids can be separated from each other.

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Simple distillation

I can describe how distillation is used to separate and recover a liquid from a solution.

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Distillation: practical

I can compare two types of distillation and successfully use distillation to separate a mixture of miscible liquids.

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Chromatography

I can describe how chromatography works and use a chromatogram to answer questions about a substance.

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