
A mixture of salt and sugar has to be separated, using the solvent ethanol. Draw a diagram to show how you will separate the salt.

Important Questions on Separating Substances


In a chromatography experiment, eight coloured substances were spotted on a piece of filter paper. Three were the basic coloured red, blue and yellow. The other was unknown substances, labelled A-E. This shows the resulting chromatogram :
Which one of substance A-E contains only one basic colour?

In a chromatography experiment, eight coloured substances were spotted onto a piece of filter paper. Three were the basic coloured red, blue and yellow. The other were unknown substances, labelled A-E. This shows the resulting chromatogram :
Which contains all three basic colours?

In a chromatography experiment, eight coloured substances were spotted on a piece of filter paper. Three were the basic coloured red, blue and yellow. The other was unknown substances, labelled A-E. This shows the resulting chromatogram :
The solvent was propanone. Which of the three basic colours are the most soluble in propanone?

The diagram below shows a chromatogram for a mixture of amino acids.
The solvent was a mixture of water, butanol and ethanoic acid. Using the table of values given, identify the two amino acids.

The diagram below shows a chromatogram for a mixture of amino acids.
The solvent was a mixture of water, butanol and ethanoic acid. Which of them is less soluble in the solvent?

The diagram below shows a chromatogram for a mixture of amino acids.
Amino acid | value |
Cysteine | 0.08 |
Lysine | 0.14 |
Glycine | 0.26 |
Serine | 0.27 |
Alanine | 0.38 |
Proline | 0.43 |
Valine | 0.60 |
Leucine | 0.73 |
The solvent was a mixture of water, butanol and ethanoic acid. How will the values change if the solvent travels only cm?
