Decantation is used for separation of:

Two immiscible liquids.

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Two similar sized solids.

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Soluble solid and liquid.

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Two miscible liquids.

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Solution

The correct option is A
Two immiscible liquids.

Decantation is used for separating a mixture of two immiscible liquids like oil and water.

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Match the entries of column I with column II.

Mixtures	Methods to separate mixtures
(a) Solid-liquid mixture (insoluble solid)	(i) Sublimation
(b) Liquid-liquid mixture (miscible liquids)	(ii) Separating funnel
(c) Solid-solid mixture (one component is more volatile)	(iii) Filtration
(d) Liquid-liquid mixture (immiscible liquids)	(iv) Distillation

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