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OpenStudy (anonymous):

**Please help!! I give medals!! Describe a procedure to separate a mixture of salt, sand, and water.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How remove sand? Several techniques. How separate salt from water? Evaporate?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sand from the other two can be separated by decantation... then evaporate..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think that you Separate mixure water and salt of sand then evaporate.and Separate salt and wate.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks guys, @douglaswinslowcooper can you name a technique please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, filtration, sometimes through gravel beds, will remove sand. Evaporation / condensation (distillation) will leave salt behind and allow collection of pure water.

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