Answer:
Mixture :Flour and sugar
Name of Separation Method Used : Sugar can be separated from wheat flour by sieving.
Observation :The sugar in the flour will dissolve in the water. And the flour will continue to float on the surface of the water. Use a spoon (preferably a plastic one) to skim the flour particles from the surface of the container.
Questions:
1. Where you able to separate the components of the mixture? Why or why not?
•Yes. It is possible to separate a mixture of sugar and wheat flour. This can be done by the process of sieving. If the mixture of sugar and wheat flour is allowed to pass through a sieve, then the fine wheat flour particles would pass through the sieve, the sugar particles would be retained by the sieve.
2. Is the amount of each component the same before and after the separation?
•The sugar in the flour will dissolve in the water. and the flour will continue to float on the surface of the water. Use a spoon (preferably a plastic one) to skim the flour particles from the surface of the container,Sugar particles being larger in size are retained by the sieve whereas wheat flour will pass through it.
3. What method can you suggest to separate the mixture?
•By using sieve is called Sieving. Sieving is used to separate those solid mixtures which have components of different sizes. The mixtures having components of different sizes is put in sieve and the sieve is moved back and forth continuously.
Explanation:
Mixtures can be physically separated by using methods that use differences in physical properties to separate the components of the mixture, such as evaporation, distillation, filtration and chromatography.
