Question

To separate the constituents of a mixture, a student did the above-shown actions as shown in the flowchart. If the initial mixture contains sugar, sand, and water, what could be the substance Y?

• A. Sugar
• B. Sand
• C. Both sugar and sand
• D. Water

Answer 1

The correct option is B Sand

Here the mixture is sand+sugar+water by filtration sand separates out.By distillation sugar separates out.Hence Y is sand.