Question

Name the apparatus used to separate oil from water.

Answer 1

The apparatus used to separate oil from water is the Separating funnel.

Separating Funnel:

1. A separatory funnel is used to separate immiscible liquids.
2. The denser solvent will be the bottom layer.
3. Most halogenated solvents are denser than water.
4. A separating funnel, or colloquially sep funnel, is a piece of laboratory glassware used in liquid-liquid extractions to separate the components of a mixture into two immiscible solvent phases of different densities.