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SEPARATING MIXTURES
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| fraction | one part of a mixture |
| fractional distillation | to separate a mixture into parts or fractions using differences in boiling point |
| distill | to separate two or more substances by differences in boiling point |
| mixture | two or more substances mixed together |
| odor | smell |
| petroleum | an oily, thick, flammable, dark-colored liquid; used to make oil and gasoline |
| crude oil | petroleum |
| filter | to separate by passing through a paper or filter |
| filtrate | the liquid that goes through a filter |
| filtration | process of separating substances using differences in solubility |
| insoluble | a substance that does not dissolve in a given solvent |
| separation by flotation | a method of separating two or more substances using differences in density |
| separation by filtration | a method of separating two or more substances using differences in solubility |
| chromatography | method of separating two substances by differences in absorbing onto another material such as paper |
| pure substance | a material that cannot be separated further by distillation, filtration or chromatography |