Question

___ is the process of separating the constituent particles of a mixture using a sieve.

• A. Decantation
• B. Sedimentation
• C. Filtration
• D. Winnowing

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Filtration

Filtration is technically defined as the process of separating suspended solid matter from a liquid, by causing the latter to pass through the pores of a membrane, called a filter. The most common example is making of tea. While preparing tea, a filter or a sieve is used to separate tea leaves from the water. Through the sieve pores, only water will pass. The liquid which has obtained after filtration is called the filtrate; in this case, water is the filtrate.