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How do you separate iron filings from talc powder?

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L. Brett

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L. Brett, Sales Manager, MBA, Detroit

Answered Jan 26, 2021

The technique used in the separation of iron filling from talc powder is a magnet. Magnetization is used to separate a mixture of magnetic and nonmagnetic solids. An example is a mixture of iron filling from talc powder.

Magnetic separation is based on the magnetic properties of the components of the mixture. The method is used industrially for the separation of iron ores from impurities or scrap iron from a scrap of other metals.

This is a simple procedure that explains magnetism as a method of separation.

1. Place the mixture in a petri dish and use a bar magnet to stir the mixture.

2. The iron filings are attracted by the magnetic, leaving the talc powder in the dish.

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Answered Jan 21, 2021

The correct answer to this question is an iron magnet. The following steps can be used to separate iron filling from talc powder:

• First, have the mixture put in place.
• Secondly, use the iron magnet and move it on the mixture. Doing so will automatically separate the iron from the talc powder.

It is easy to separate the iron filling from the talc powder. There is another method that can be used, and it is useful when you have more than one element. First, you would use the iron magnet to separate the iron. Then, you would use the filtration process. It could remove an element like salt from the talc powder.

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Answered Jan 18, 2021

If you want to separate iron filings from talc powder, you can use an iron magnet. First, you must put your mixture in place, and then, you move your magnet about on the mixture, which will automatically separate the iron filling from the talc powder. Other methods can be employed if the content has more than one element.

For example, suppose the mixture contains filling, powder, and salt. In that case, you should use the iron magnet to eliminate the iron filing, then bring in a filtration process to separate the salt from the powder, and then, finally, an evaporation process to bring the salt back to its original form after filtration.

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Answered Jan 14, 2021

You may want to separate nails from talc powder but you do not know how this should be done. You have to remember that nails are made out of metal which means that they can be attracted by certain types of magnets. Talc powder is not metallic at all which means that it will not be pulled by the magnet.

If you would like to separate the two, simply place the magnet near the area where the nails and the talc powder are placed. Nails will start to separate from the talc powder and will attach themselves to the magnet that you have used. The talc powder will be left behind on the container.

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Answered Jan 12, 2021

The best way to separate iron filings from talc powder is by using a magnet. This idea or separation technique is very simple because by moving a magnet over a mixture of iron filings and talc powder, the magnet will attract the iron filings. Once this is done, what you will have left is talc powder.

The reason is that talc powder will not be attracted by the magnet. However, you might need to use more than one method in some cases, especially if there are other substances in the mixture.

For instance, you might also have salt as one of the components of the mixture. In that case, you will need to use another process known as filtration to separate salt from talc power. However, remember the latter is something you will do after you have already separated the Iron filings from the mixture.

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F. Daniel

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Answered Dec 14, 2020

To seperate Iron filling from talc powder, use the guide below.

To separate the iron filling from the talc powder, you can use an iron magnet. First, you have to put your mixture in place; then, you move your magnet on the mixture, which will automatically separate the iron filling from the talc powder.

Other methods can be used if the content has more than one element. For example, if the mixture includes iron filling, powder, and salt, we use the iron magnet to remove the iron filling, then introduce a filtration process to separate the salt from the powder, and then lastly, an evaporation method to bring the salt back to its original form after filtration.

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parochand

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Answered Sep 20, 2018

Using an iron magnet
Magnet
Iron magnet
Use of iron magnet
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