Science Homework Help

I’m working on a chemistry question and need an explanation to help me learn.

Essay:

Answer the question as indicated to earn all available points.

A Chemistry student was given the following mixture: poppy seeds, table sugar, 0.25 cm 

diameter glass beads, and nickel filings, and copper slag. He/she has access to the following materials and equipment: beakers, magnets, sieves with 5-mm holes, hot plates, watch glasses, tweezers, coffee filters, and small fish nets.

Describe how he/she would separate each component from the mixture, what material/equipment 

he/she would employ, and which property (ies) of matter he/she would use to separate each 

component from the mixture. 

The narrative should be written in the form of a step-by-step procedure that any student in a lab can follow without you being there to explain.

***In order to obtain ALL possible points, EACH component MUST have ALL 3 requirements as 

indicated above. (description of how the material would be separated, materials used in the separation, 

and physical property (ies) used to separate it.)

  

Material

Order of separation

How to separate

Materials used

Property(ies)

Additional steps

 

Nickel filings

 

Glass beads

 

Poppy seeds

 

Copper slag

 

Table sugar