asked 175k views
4 votes
If a student pours a mixture of sand and salt water through a filter paper into a beaker, the sand is separated from the salt and water. This mixture is

best described as:

1 Answer

2 votes
Filtration

(b) Filtration: Mixture of sand and water is passed through a filter paper (a filter with very fine pores). Sand particles being larger in size are retained by the filter paper and get separated from water.
answered
User Bdoubleu
by
7.3k points