Write the principle behind the following separation technique.
Winnowing
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Solution
In everyday life, we use a number of mixtures and the need for the separation of useful components from the mixture often arises. The separation of substances can be done through various methods like hand-picking, threshing, sieving, winnowing, etc.
The principle of winnowing is that if the solid-solid mixture contains two substances and one substance is lighter than another, then the lighter substance can be separated from the heavier one by blowing air or wind.
For example, Chaff is separated from rice using this method.