Anil Ahlawat Solutions for Chapter: Sorting and Separation of Materials, Exercise 1: EXERCISES

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Questions from Anil Ahlawat Solutions for Chapter: Sorting and Separation of Materials, Exercise 1: EXERCISES with Hints & Solutions

HARD
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

  Column I   Column II
P. A mixture having the same composition and properties throughout (i) Sediment
Q. A mixture, different parts of which have different compositions and properties (ii) Supernatant liquid
R. The solid that settles when a heterogeneous solid-liquid mixture is allowed to stand (iii) Homogeneous mixture
S. The liquid above the solid settling from a heterogeneous solid-liquid mixture (iv) Heterogeneous mixture

HARD
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

  Column I   Column II
P. Chalk-water mixture (i) A gaseous mixture
Q. Glucose Solution (ii) A solid-gas
R. Fizzy drink (iii) A homogeneous solid-liquid mixture
S. Smoke (iv) A heterogeneous solid-liquid mixture
T. Air (v) A gas-liquid mixture

MEDIUM
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Shobha took two liquids (coconut oil and water) in a separating funnel as shown in the figure. What would she observe after some time?
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MEDIUM
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Study the given table showing some daily used items which can be made from more than one material.

  Item Wood Plastic Metal Glass
(i) Cooking pot X X
(ii) Storage container
(iii) LPG cylinder X
(iv) Tea cup X

Which of these are incorrect?

HARD
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

A science teacher labelled three glass slides as P, Q and R. She painted slide Q with light blue colour, slide R with black colour and slide P was left as such. Then she asked students to put the slide on a white paper having X mark on it. Students will be able to see the mark clearly (or partially):

HARD
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Depending upon the nature of the constituents present in a mixture, Suhana, a class 6 student suggested some methods of separation as shown in the table.

  Types of mixture Methods of separation
1 Solid — Solid Handpicking, Sieving
2 Solid —Liquid (insoluble) Sedimentation — Decantation, Filtration
3 Liquid — Liquid (immiscible) Decantation, Separating funnel
4 Solid — Liquid (soluble) Filtration, Decantation
5 Liquid — Liquid (miscible) Distillation
Which of these is/are incorrect method(s) of separation?

HARD
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Study the given flow chart carefully.
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P, Q and R could be respectively:

HARD
6th Foundation
IMPORTANT

Four rods of equal length and thickness but of different materials are coated with wax in the same manner. They are fixed to a trough containing hot water. The given diagram illustrates what happens to the wax on each rod after five minutes.
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What can you conclude from the given diagram?
(i) The aluminium rod conducts heat better than the brass rod.
(ii) The aluminium rod conducts heat better than the copper rod.
(iii) The glass rod conducts heat better than the copper rod.
(iv) The wax on the copper rod melts faster than the wax on the brass rod.