Question

You are provided with a mixture of carbon tetrachloride and water. How will you separate the components of this mixture?

Answer 1

• Carbon tetrachloride and water form an immiscible liquid of mixture.
• Different types of separation techniques are present depending upon the properties of a substance to be separated.
• For immiscible liquids, we can use a separating funnel to separate the liquids.
• Since carbon tetrachloride is denser than water, it forms lower layer, and water forms the upper layer.
• When the stopper is opened, the lower layer can be collected in a beaker and the upper layer remains within the funnel.

Therefore, for a mixture of carbon teterchloride and water, we can use a separating funnel to separate the individual liquids.