How do you obtain pure crystals of sodium chloride from a mixture of sodium chloride and...
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How do you obtain pure crystals of sodium chloride from a mixture of sodium chloride and activated carbon powder?
Solubility:
- Different substances have different solubilities in water or other solvent.
- On the basis of their differences in solubility, a mixture of substances can be separated from each other by varying physical parameters of the solution, using common ions, or some other precipitation technique.
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View this answer- Charcoal and NaCl have different solubilities in water.
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