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Honors Chemistry / CPA Chemistry

Separation of Mixture Pre-Lab

1. The sample that you are working with the separation lab contains iron, salt, and sand. Is the sample a homogeneous mixture or a heterogeneous mixture? Explain your reason.

2. Is Iron (Fe) an element or a compound? How do you know?

Is Salt (NaCl) an element or a compound? How do you know?

3. Are any of the substances in the sample magnetic? Is magnetism a physical or chemical property? Explain.

4. Which substance(s) in the sample dissolved in water? Is solubility a physical or chemical property? Explain.

Use the following words in the word bank:

Filtration Evaporation Magnetism

Sand IronWater

Salt SandSand + Salt IronSalt Water

A solid that is soluble in water:

______________

A solid that is insoluble in water:

_______________

A solid that is soluble in a liquid:

____________

A liquid: _____________

With magnetic force: ___________

Without no magnetic force:

___________________________

Physical Property:

Physical Property:

Physical Property:

Put the following picture in the order of separation of mixture containing sand, salt, and iron powder:

Salty

Salt

Salt

Salty

Salt

Salt

Salty