Suppose you accidently drop a glass bowl full of sugar onto the floor, causing t
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Question
Suppose you accidently drop a glass bowl full of sugar onto the floor, causing the bowl to shatter into pieces. Which of the following procedures would be the most effective way to separate the sugar from the tiny pieces of glass?
a. Use a magnifying glass and tweezers to safely remove the glass particles from the mixture
b. Collect all of the sugar and glass pieces into a pot, and heat the mixture to melt the sugar. Then pour the liquid sugar through a filter to separate the glass from the sugar
c. Sweep a magnet across the spill to attract the glass particles then remove them from the mixture.
d. Collect all of the sugar and glass pieces into a bucket of water. Allow the water to dissolve the sugar then remove the water and sugar solution leaving the glass behind in the bucket. The solution is then heated to evaporate the water leaving the sugar behind.
Explanation / Answer
Ans : d.
sugar is soluble in water . Glass pieces not soluble in water. Based on solubility we can seperated easily. Evoparation of the solvent you will get pure sugar.