A mixture of salt and water can be separated by the process of .

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Solution

The process of changing a liquid into vapours is called evaporation. Salt is soluble in water. So, on evaporation, water will turn to vapour while salt crystals remain in the container. Hence, evaporation can be used for this separation.

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