Monday 7 December 2015

Lecture 8 – Separating a mixture of 2 solids in which one is attracted by a magnet

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Technique 8: Separating a mixture of 2 solids out of which one is attracted by a magnet

A mixture of 2 solids out of which one is attracted by a magnet is separated using a magnet.

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Consider a mixture of iron filings and salt. A magnet can be used to attract all the iron filings from the mixture and separate it.

This same technique is used to separate metal scrap from junkyards using an electromagnet.

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