Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Select the correct explanation from the following.

To remove the unwanted impurities

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To obtained pure substances

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To separate, two different but useful components

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is D All of these
Mixtures have different physical and chemical properties compared with same metals. we need to separate different substances from mixtures as we want only useful substances and to obtain pure substances.

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Why do we separate substances present in a mixture?
i) To separate wanted components from unwanted components.
ii) To remove impurities.

Why do we separate substances in a mixture?

i) To separate two different but useful components.
ii) To remove useless components.
iii) To remove impurities.

Separation process	The purpose for which we do the separation	What do we do with the separated components?
(1) Separate stones from rice.	(a) To separate two different but useful components.	(i) We throw away the solid component.
(2) Churning milk to obtain butter.	(b) To remove non-useful components.	(ii) We threw away the impurities.
(3) Separate tea leaves	(c) To remove impurities or harmful components.	(iii) We use both components.

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Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Give two examples.

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