Separation Techniques

1. Magnetic Attraction

1.1. To use the basic principal of magnetism to separate a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic materials.

2. Evaporation

2.1. Is used to separate dissolved solids from a solution

3. Filtration

3.1. Can be used to separate solids from liquids as well as solid from solid

4. Fractional Distillation

4.1. Is used to separate a mixture of two miscible liquids

5. Chromatography

5.1. Is used to separate different coloured components of a mixture