Question

an Australian bush camper discovers that the kerosene used for lighting the camping stove has become mixed with the water. The kerosene must be separated from the water before it can be brought on the camping tri.

a)give a scientific description of the problem.

b)describe the method that could be used to achivet that. why this method would work?

Answer 1

i need it urgently for my assignment

Answer 2

pls help anybody

Answer 3

do think keroscene and water are soluble when u mix them

Answer 4

then how do u separate them

Answer 5

u didn't answer my question

Answer 6

do think keroscene and water are soluble when u mix them ?

Answer 7

wht

Answer 8

the above is my question

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

then just using separating funel u can separate the heavier will be settled at the bottom and lighter will be above

Answer 11

you are wrong

Answer 12

why

Answer 13

kerosene floats, it does not sink

Answer 14

i said heavier will settle bottom and lighter will be floating i didn't specified kerosene or water is heavy or light ??

Answer 15

so then how can i separate them

Answer 16

not cleared yet

Answer 17

u know separating funnel

Answer 18

????

Answer 19

if you put the mixture of kerosene and water in a seperting funnel the two layers get separated bcoz of their immiscible and non solubility then you can separate one layer by removing the knob and collect the first layer in one beaker and second layer in another beaker

Answer 20

this is how it looks like

Answer 21

okk, what about a(

Answer 22

they have different density and also different solubility since kerosene is long chain hydrocarbon and its non polar and wont easily mixed up with polar molecules like water hence forms a separate layers when me mix both togeather so that we can very easily separate them

Answer 23

i don't understand how does it answer the q' "give a scientific description og the problem"?

Answer 24

this is the only science behind this different in density and different in solubality

Answer 25

ookk. thank u so much for helping i really appreciate

Answer 26

ur welcome :)LOL

Answer 27

whats funny

Answer 28

nothing just like that :)for appreciating:)

Answer 29

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