I WILL FAN AND MEDAL BUT I NEED THIS QUICK!
Describe a procedure to separate a mixture of salt, sand, and water.

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I WILL FAN AND MEDAL BUT I NEED THIS QUICK!
Describe a procedure to separate a mixture of salt, sand, and water.

aaronq · Answer

Think about solubility.

Are sand and salt both soluble in water?

If not, could you use filtration to remove one from the water?

anonymous · Answer

but would that still be correct? i mean, to dissolve the salt? because technically its not separated from the water @aaronq

aaronq · Answer

right, but then you can boil off the water

anonymous · Answer

and then the salt will be left behind? @aaronq

aaronq · Answer

yep, salt has a really really high boiling point so it's not going anywhere

anonymous · Answer

okay, thank you very muchh

aaronq · Answer

no problem