Question

What is handpicking separation technique?

Answer 1

Mixture

• “Mixtures are constituted by more than one kind of pure form of matter, known as a substance”.
• The process of removing one or more components from a mixture is known as separation.

Handpicking separation technique

• The most popular technique for separating big and small components in a mixture (which could also have various colors).
• For example, our mother separates insects and stones from rice simply by hand.

Advantages of the handpicking technique

• No specialized equipment is required for the separation of substances using this method.
• It takes less time when used for small quantities.

Disadvantages of the handpicking technique

• For huge amounts of substance, it is not used.
• Only when substances differ visually, this technique is used.