Salt dissolves; chalk does not. Recover both from their dry mix by?
AFiltering, dissolving, evaporating
BDissolving, evaporating, filtering
CEvaporating, filtering, dissolving
DDissolving, filtering, evaporating
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Dissolving, filtering, evaporating
Water dissolves salt, filtration retains chalk, and evaporation then recovers salt from the filtrate.
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