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CHEMISTRY
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Question
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Which of the following mixtures could NOT be used in separating the components of mixtures through decantation?
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Quail egg in hot water
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Sand in glass of water
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Sugar in hot water
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Utensils in warm water
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"Coffee in hot water” mixtures could not be separated into its components by decanting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decantation can not separate immiscible solutions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sugar completely dissolves in water. Thus, the sugar solution does not have undissolved sugar. Thus, we cannot separate sugar from its solution by decantation.
Detailed explanation-4: -Components of a homogeneous mixture cannot be separated by using physical methods.
Detailed explanation-5: -The easiest way to separate a mixture of sugar and water is to use distillation, a process that separates substances based on their different boiling points.
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