Thursday, April 23, 2009

PUTTING TOGETHER AND BREAKING APART


The thing to remember about mixtures is that you start with some pieces, combine them, and then you can do something to pull those pieces apart again. You wind up with the same molecules (in the same amounts) that you started with. The way you separate the molecules is as unique as the mixture. We have talked about grinding and boiling. If you have a mixture of salt and tiny pieces of iron, you could use a magnet to separate the iron from the mixture.

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