How do you separate a solution?

Question

I have got a science study guide due on monday march 12. I have no idea how to do this

Answer 1

This is pretty vague. If the solute is crystalline, you can evaporate the solvent and crystallize the solute.

If you have two liquids, you can try distillation.

Answer 2

Is there something about the physical properties of the solutes, dissolved in the solution that makes them different. Then they can be separated by their physical properties.

For example, acqueous solutions and organic solutions can be separated with dicholoromethane, like separating oil and water.

Or, do they have different melting points. For example, etnyl alchol and water. If heated, the alcohol will evaporate off first, leaving the water behind.

Hope this helps, Good luck!!!

Answer 3

To separate a solution.
Use evaporation.
Heat the solution to drive off all the water. it will leave a solid residue.

Answer 4

You could distill it, using different boiling points.
You could evaporate the liquid, solid stays behind. If you want to keep the liquid, distillation is still the answer.

Answer 5

yes, this is indeed pretty vague. there are many different analytical separation techniques: chromatography, precipitation, ion-exchange, distillation, solvent extraction, etc.

Answer 6

fractional distillation?

Answer 7

don't know!