Question

Why do we need to separate the components of a mixture?

Answer 1

Mixture

In chemistry, when two or more substances are mixed without having any chemical change, then the final substance is known as a mixture. For example a mixture of water and sugar.

Separation of mixtures

• The process of separating different constituents of a mixture using physical methods is known as the separation of mixtures.
• The method of separation of mixtures mixture depends upon the properties of the components of the mixture
• We need to separate different components of a mixture to separate the useful substances from the non-useful or harmful components.

For example, picking the stone pieces out from wheat, rice, or pulses by hand.