Question

chef in a local restaurant bought a bag of rice but he was puzzled to see some impurities such as sand, salt and some stapler pins mixed with the rice. Help him to separate the impurities. Sort the type of impurities ( Soluble/Insoluble) present in the bag.

Answer 1

Soluble - salt

Insoluble - sand and stapler pins

Step-by-step explanation:

The salt is soluble because it is an ionic solid which ready dissolves in water to form a solution.

The sand is insoluble because, it is a non-metallic solid which does not readily dissolve in water while, the stapler pin is insoluble because it is a metallic solid which does not readily dissolve in water.