A mixture of milk and groundnut oil can be separated by ___.

Sublimation

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Separating funnel

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Centrifugation

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Fractional distillation

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Solution

The correct option is B
Separating funnel

Groundnut oil and milk are immiscible.

Immiscible liquids are those which do not mix with each other and forms distinct phases.

To separate immiscible liquids such as milk and groundnut oil, separating funnel method is used to separate the components of the mixture.

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