Explain The Procedure Of Separation Of Mixtures

Seperation of Mixtures

Procedure:

Step 1: Lay all the material out onto a flat surface

Step 2: Remove the iron using the magnet and filter paper, run the magnet across the mixture to attract the iron onto the opposite side of the filter paper.

Step 3: Put the remaining substances into a cup and add water. This causes the poppy seeds to float towards the surface.

Step 4: Use a spoon or a suction to get the floating poppy seeds out of the water.

Step 5: Pour the water and salt into a seperate container so you have serperated the sand and salt.

Step 6: After all the substances are seperated clean the work area. Rinse out all the material so everything is neat and clean.

Observation 1:

The iron is a dark silver metallic color and stands out

from the other materials. When a magnet is near the surface the iron is gathered together and sticks out. It looks very similar to lead and is almost a black color resemembling the magnet. The iron is the darkest substances in the mixture.
Observation 2:
The poppy seeds are very tiny and black. They are rather round and dry looking. The seeds are almost as tiny as an ant and are barely seen. They blend in very well with the other material due to how miniscule they are.
Observation 3:
There is more sand than anything in the mixture. The sand is a very light brown color and grainy. The sand almost looks like tiny rock materials and is very similar to the salt. The sand is also a yellowish color and is made up of many tiny minerals.
Observation 4:
Salt is a white crystal color and is barely distinguished. The salt blends in with the mixture and other substance. The salt causes a cloudy color in the water. It is a very unnoticeable crystalized substance. It was very hard to identify the salt until water was added.
Conclusion:
Each step of the procedure is very important in seperating the mixture. The steps taken in the process effectively seperated the materials, if one step is left off then all the materal would not be seperated. We could improve this procedure by using less water next time. The less water used, the easier it would have been to seperate the poppy seeds, salt, and sand. This procedure was effective in seperating the components because they were equally seperated throughtout the process.