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Methods of Separation in Everyday Life

CBSE · Class 6 · Science

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1. Ways to Separate Solid Mixtures

  • Handpicking is used when unwanted particles are few in number and can be removed by hand.
  • Handpicking depends on differences in size, colour, and shape.
  • It is useful for separating small stones from grains and black peppers from food.
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2. Separation by Evaporation and Salt Making

  • Evaporation is the process in which a liquid changes into vapour.
  • Evaporation helps separate a solid dissolved in a liquid.
  • Seawater is a mixture of salts and other substances dissolved in water.
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3. Separation of Insoluble Solids from Liquids

  • Sedimentation is the settling of the heavier insoluble component at the bottom of a liquid.
  • Decantation is the removal of the liquid by tilting the vessel after sedimentation.
  • Decantation is not a complete method because some solid may still remain mixed with the liquid.
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4. Separation by Magnetic Property and Churning

  • Magnetic separation is the separation of magnetic and non-magnetic substances using a magnet.
  • Iron is a common magnetic substance.
  • Magnets can be used to separate iron nails from sawdust or waste material.

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Handpicking is used to remove unwantedThreshing is the process of separatingWinnowing is the separation of heavierSieving separates solid particles of differentEvaporation is the change of liquid

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