alleryStart learning →On heating, one solid vaporises directly; sand stays. Use?
ADecanting the upper liquid
BSubliming and cooling the vapour
CFiltering and collecting liquid
DSieving and collecting grains
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Subliming and cooling the vapour
Sublimation transports the volatile solid away from sand, and a cool surface collects it again as a solid.
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