You are given a mixture of salt and sand. Can you separate them by picking?

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No, we cannot separate them by picking.
A mixture of salt and sand can be separated by dissolving the mixture in water. Sand can be separated from the mixture by filtration, where sand is left on the filter paper as residue and salt solution is filtered out. Salt can be then separated from water by evaporation.

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