GENCHEM1 - Lesson 4 - Separation Techniques
GENCHEM1 - Lesson 4 - Separation Techniques
Department of Education
Region X - Northern Mindanao
Division of Malaybalay City
BUKIDNON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
GENERAL
CHEMISTRY II
Separation
Techniques
Prepared by:
QUENIE MARIEL I.
JACULBE
Subject Teacher
THINK TANK
If you have a mixture containing three (3) solid
substances:
a. Naphthalene (moth ball) is a white volatile solid
which transforms into a white vapor when heated.
b. Sodium chloride (table salt) is a white solid which
dissolves in water; and
c. Iron filings are small black solids that are magnetic
in nature.
Suggest a way on how to separate the three (3) pure
substances from the mixture.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
1. Distillation
- Separation of substances in a mixture based
on differences in their boiling points.
- The mixture is heated until the component
with the lower boiling point vaporizes. The
vapor is then condensed back into liquid
form and collected.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
2. Chromatography
- Separation of substances in a mixture
based on their different rates of movement
through a medium.
- A mixture is placed on a stationary phase
(e.g., paper or column), and a mobile phase
(e.g., solvent) carries the components
through the medium at different rates.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
3. Filtration
- separates solids from liquids or gases using
a porous barrier.
- The mixture is passed through a filter,
which allows the liquid or gas to pass
through while retaining the solid particles.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
4. Centrifugation
- Separation of substances in a mixture
based on their densities using centrifugal
force.
- The mixture is spun at high speeds in a
centrifuge, causing denser components to
move outward and separate from less
dense components.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
5. Decantation
- Separates liquids from solids or immiscible
liquids based on differences in density.
- The mixture is allowed to settle, and the
liquid is carefully poured off, leaving the
solid or denser liquid behind.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
6. Evaporation
- Separates a solute from a solvent by
vaporizing the solvent.
- The mixture is heated until the solvent
evaporates, leaving the solute behind.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
7. Magnetic separation
- separation uses magnetic properties to
separate magnetic materials from non-
magnetic ones.
- The mixture is passed over a magnet or
magnetic field, which attracts the magnetic
components.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
8. Crystallization
- separates a soluble solid from its solution.
- The solution is cooled or evaporated,
causing the solute to form crystals while the
solvent remains liquid.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
9. Dissolution
- separates substances based on their
differential solubility in a specific solvent.
- A mixture is separated by dissolving the
soluble component in a suitable solvent,
filtering out the insoluble residue, and then
recovering the dissolved substance by
evaporating the solvent.
SEPARATION TECHNIQUES
10. Sublimation
- separates substances based on their ability
to transition directly from a solid to a gas,
bypassing the liquid phase.
- A mixture is separated by heating it to
convert the sublimable component directly
into vapor, which is then re-solidified
separately.
ONLINE INTERACTIVE GAME
GENERAL
CHEMISTRY II
Separation
Techniques
Prepared by:
QUENIE MARIEL I.
JACULBE
Subject Teacher