A mixture of salt and sand can be separated by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A mixture of salt and sand can be separated by:
A. Fractional distillation
B. Sublimation
C. Dissolution, filtration, and evaporation
D. Magnetic separation
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Salt is soluble in water, sand is not. Add water, stir to dissolve salt, filter to separate sand. Then evaporate the filtrate to recover salt. Sublimation separates sublimable solids (NH₄Cl, naphthalene). Magnetic for magnetic materials. Fractional distillation for liquid mixtures. This is a standard separation technique.

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