How might you separate a mixture of sand and salt?

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Tamara Fischer

2 January, 07:43

How might you separate a mixture of sand and salt?

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Tyler Macias · Answer 1

You can separate a mixture of salt and sand by ...

First combing the mixture with water and mix thoroughly until the salt dissolves ...

Then you could let the sand settle at the bottom of the salt water, so you can strain salt water to separate the sand from salt water ...

To get salt ... you would heat up the water to let it evaporate. When all the water is evaporated, the salt will be left behind