How can you separate the following mixtures?
(a) Sand + iron
(b) Cream from milk
(c) Salt + water
(d) Ammonium chloride + NaCl
(e) Copper sulphate + water
(f) Rice and dal (uncooked)
(g) Gases from the air
(h) Petrol and diesel from crude oil
(i) Drugs from blood
(j) Acetone from water
(a) Sand + iron - Magnetic separation
(b) Cream from milk - Centrifugation
(c) Salt + water - Evaporation
(d) Ammonium chloride + NaCl - Sublimation
(e) Copper sulphate + water - Crystallisation
(f) Rice and dal (uncooked) - Hand picking
(g) Gases from the air - Fractional distillation
(h) Petrol and diesel from crude oil - Fractional distillation
(i) Drugs from blood - Chromatography
(j) Acetone from water - Distillation
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