Question

How will you separate a mixture of iron filings and carbon powder?

Answer 1

• There are different separation techniques are there for separation depending upon the property of the substances.
• One of the important methods is magnetic separation.
• This method is used if one of the substances in the mixture is magnetic in nature.
• In the case of iron filings and carbon powder, iron is magnetic in nature, so when we bring a magnet close to the mixture and rub it over a dish where the mixture is taken, iron filings will be attracted to the magnet and carbon will not.
• In this way we can separate iron filings and carbon powder.

So, we can use magnetic separation to separate iron filings and carbon powder.