METHODS OF SEPARATING MIXTURES

• Chromatography: A technique used to separate and analyze the components of a mixture based on their different rates of movement through a medium. : A method for separating mixtures by passing them through a medium where the components move at different rates.
• Distillation: A process used to separate components of a mixture based on their different boiling points. : A technique that involves heating a liquid to create vapor and then cooling the vapor to produce a liquid, separating substances with different boiling points.
• Evaporation: A method used to separate a dissolved solid from a liquid by heating the mixture until the liquid turns into vapor, leaving the solid behind. : The process of turning a liquid into vapor to separate it from a dissolved substance.
• Filtration: A technique used to separate solids from liquids or gases using a mesh cloth or fillter paper that allows only the fluid to pass through. : The process of removing solid particles from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter .
• Decantation: A method for separating mixtures by gently pouring off a liquid to leave the solid sediment behind. : The process of separating a liquid from a solid by carefully pouring the liquid away, leaving the solid residue.