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Pure Substances and Mixtures; Separation of Mixtures — CHEMISTRY STD 6 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6CHEMISTRYPure Substances and Mixtures; Separation of Mixtures2 Marks
Question
State the principle involved in separation of solid-solid mixtures by sieving
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Answer

Sieving
Principle - Based on the difference in the size of the solid particles.
Examples - Mixture of Rice powder and soil, a mixture of different sized particles of diamond and of sand.

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