Suppose you wish to separate a mixture of fine particles of gold and sand, neither of which is soluble in water. If you add liquid mercury to the mixture, the sand will float to the top of the mixture while the gold will dissolve. The sand can then be skimmed from the surface. You can recover the gold by heating the solution to evaporate the liquid mercury. Create a flow chart to illustrate this separation and recovery scheme.

Suppose you wish to separate a mixture of fine particles of gold and sand, neither of which is soluble in water. If you add liquid mercury to the mixture, the sand will float to the top of the mixture while the gold will dissolve. The sand can then be skimmed from the surface. You can recover the gold by heating the solution to evaporate the liquid mercury. Create a flow chart to illustrate this separation and recovery scheme.

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

5th Edition

ISBN:9781285199047

Author:John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski

Publisher:John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski

Chapter1: The Nature Of Chemistry

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 76QRT

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