Grade 5 · Science

Choose a method to separate a mixture

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Salt is completely dissolved in water. Which method can leave the salt behind as the water leaves as vapor?

  1. sieving
  2. evaporation
  3. filtration
  4. magnetic separation
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evaporation

Evaporation removes water and leaves the dissolved nonvolatile salt.

A little hint: List the materials and the property that differs between them.

List the materials and the property that differs between them.

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