Question

How are the following mixture separated?

Oil and water

Answer 1

• Different separation techniques are present depending on the property of the substances to be separated.
• Oil and water are two immiscible liquids, they can be separated using a separating funnel.
• Immiscible liquids do not mix up with each other, they will form different layers depending on the density.
• When the mixture of oil and water taken in a separating funnel, they form separate layers.
• Oil being less dense, it form upper layer and water being high dense form lower layer.
• When the stopper is opened, lower layer can be collected and upper layer remains within the funnel.

Thus, to separate oil and water, we can use a separating funnel.