While many substances (sugar, salt ... ) dissolve in water, other substance do not. For more on substance that dissolve, that are soluble you should check out solutions here
1st we can decant the water from the sand.
for substance that do not dissolve and are big enough we have filtration
In some ways the following is like filtration
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Sand or mud do not dissolve but because their particles are so small they said to be suspended in the solvent.
To be suspended means that while the solution is kept from being at rest the particles become mixed with the solvents particles. If the solution is left to settle then the solutes particles, either sink or float depending on their densities.
To take these suspended particles out of solution there is an easy method, called filtration.
OC2 separate mixtures using filtration
Apparatus ......
Method
the Filtrate is the substance that gets through the filter
the Residue is the substance that gets caught in the filter
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So what other filters do we know about
what is the filtrate and residue in each case ??
To set up a filter.
Take a circle of filter paper, fold in half, to make a semi circle.
Fold again to make a quarter circle.
Put a finger in between the 1st 2 folds looking down on the filter paper.
Pull this out to make a cone, place in previously lightly wetted funnel (helps to stick filter paper in).
Slowly pour the mixture into the funnel, do not allow too much to go in at any time.
Allow the filtrate to slowly drip out.
How might you calculate how much residue you caught?
To calculate how much residue caught
Find the mass of the dry filter paper.
Carry out the filtration
Pour through a known mass of water if you want to calculate % suspended solids.
ALLOW FILTER PAPER TIME TO DRY
Put in Dry Warm place.
When dry weigh it again,
Subtract the masses, to give the mass of suspended solids
To find the % Suspended solids
Conclusion
Filtration can separate insoluble solids from liquids.
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