i got a lil science project from my teacher 2 seperate salt and pepper [he gave us a lil baggy with both in there] does ANYONE have any ideas on how 2 seperate the 2.......... EASILY!
2007-09-01 14:08:34 · 7 answers · asked by cr8zy_about_b-ball 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Yes.
Get a comb and comb your hair vigorously until static builds up. The comb will only pick up the pepper.
If you can't get static using a comb a balloon would work as well.
(I prefer not using the water method, but you can use a tea strainer to separate them. Dump the spices into a glass of water. Pour it through a strainer, the pepper will remain, but you'd have to boil the water to get all the salt out.)
2007-09-01 14:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Serena 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your question is a good example of the reason why you should never use slang expressions like "2" to mean "to" or "two" when you are asking a serious question.
The phrase "two separate salts" has a scientific meaning that is different from what it means in the sentence "I need to separate salt from pepper." When I first read your headline, I thought you were asking about "two separate salts (for example, ammonium chloride and potassium chloride)," and I did not see what your question was about.
If you want to get anywhere in life, and particularly in serious matters like the sciences, it's time to drop the silly text-messaging slang expressions and begin to use the English language respectfully.
2007-09-01 23:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, tricky. Here's one idea. Add water, dissolve the salt in it, then pour the water/salt mixture through a coffee filter. The pepper will be separate. Let the water evaporate, and that will be salt.
Or, use a tweezers? Just kidding.
Hee hee, just reading the first answer, if you have dandruff and use a comb, it may look like salt. LOL
2007-09-01 21:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by LeAnn S 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The salt will dissolve in water, the pepper will not. Once the pepper is separated, dry the saltwater out, and the salt will be left.
2007-09-01 21:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by MontyH 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pour hot water in it and then stir. The salt will dissolve but the pepper will not. Take the pepper out and then boil the water and then salt will be sperated with the pepper
2007-09-01 23:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Edmund C 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There different pepper: white, brown and black. You have ionized salt, sea salt and others. It may be for you to differentiate the taste of each, because both are soluble, pepper is in hot food that we cook.
2007-09-01 23:32:50 · answer #6 · answered by kayneriend 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think about a common beverage, and I'm sure the answer will come to you.
2007-09-01 21:16:08 · answer #7 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋