MEDAL & FAN ANYBODY ?
A student is asked to separate a mixture of salt water, metal shavings and Styrofoam peanuts. The teacher has already said that the water, salt, metal shavings and Styrofoam can be separated by physical means, therefore, the student knows that _________________________.
a. a Bunsen burner will not be necessary
b. salt water is a mixture
c. the metal shavings will respond to a magnet
d. the styrofoam is not made from recycled material

Question

MEDAL & FAN ANYBODY ?
A student is asked to separate a mixture of salt water, metal shavings and Styrofoam peanuts. The teacher has already said that the water, salt, metal shavings and Styrofoam can be separated by physical means, therefore, the student knows that _________________________.
a. a Bunsen burner will not be necessary
b. salt water is a mixture
c. the metal shavings will respond to a magnet
d. the styrofoam is not made from recycled material

aaronq · Answer

can be separated by physical means = therefore not a chemical compound, thus a mixture