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Impurities settled at the bottom when muddy water was kept overnight in a bucket. The clear water was then poured off from the top. The process of separation used in this example is called ___________.
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Impurities settled at the bottom when muddy water was kept overnight in a bucket. The clear water was then poured off from the top. The process of separation used in this example is called sedimentation and decantation.
What do you mean by winnowing? Explain with example.
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Winnowing is separating the heavier and lighter components of a mixture by wind or by blowing air. For example: Separating mixture of saw dust and sand.
Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated solutions.
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Saturated solution: A solution in which no more solute can be dissolved at a given temperature. Unsaturated solution: A solution in which more solute can be dissolved at any temperature.
Activity.Collect some muddy water from a pond or a river. If it is not available, mix some l soil to water in a glass. Let it stand for half an hour. Observe the water carefully ‘ and note your observations.
Does some soil settle at the bottom of water? Why? What will you call this j process?
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Yes, some heavier soil particles settle at the bottom of the water. This process is called sedimentation.
Wire mesh is commonly known as strainer. For example, while preparing tea, we separate tea leaves from water by using a filter such as wire mesh. Tea leaves are bigger in size than the holes of the mesh.
After rains, the objects at a distance are seen more clearly, because the fine dust particles that were present in air settle down due to loading by rain drops.
Raghav is given a glass bottle with some white substances in it that is either chalk or sugar. How can he find out which of the two is sugar or chalk, without tasting it?
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This can be done by dissolving both of them in water. Sugar is soluble in water but chalk is not.