What happen when a mixture of sand and ammonium chloride is heated?

When a mixture of sand and ammonium chloride is heated, the ammonium chloride sublimates out and sand is left behind.

Explanation:

Sublimation is the process in which, a substance directly goes into its gaseous state, without passing through the liquid state, on heating.

Sublimation is used to separate a mixture of sand and ammonium chloride. Sublimation is a separation process that entails heating a mixture of solids, where one of the solids transitions from solid to gas without passing through the liquid state ... This process leaves behind the sand in its natural state.