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Decantation is used to separate a mixture of immiscible liquids or an insoluble solid in liquid.

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The correct option is B True

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Q. Sedimentation and decantation are useful to separate
(a) immiscible liquids.
(b) soluble solid from liquid.
(c) insoluble solid from liquid.
(d) insoluble solid from a liquid where the solid is heavier than the liquid.

Q. Is the separation of two immiscible liquids using separating funnel same as decantation?

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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Q. Which method gives a better separation of an insoluble solid from a liquid−sedimentation and decantation, or filtration?

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