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Separation of oil from water is an example of ________.

A

decantation

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B

sublimation

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C

filtration

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A decantation
Oil and water are two immiscible liquids. They can't be filtered out. Neither of them can sublime. Since, they form two separate layers, we can separate them by decantation.
Hence, option A is correct.

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