Lesson 5.1.1.2

5.1.1.2 Mixtures Quiz: AQA Combined Science, Unit 8

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The 20 questions

  1. What makes up a mixture?

    • uncombined substances
    • chemically bonded atoms
    • fixed ratio molecules
    • single pure elements
  2. In a mixture, what happens to the chemical properties of each substance?

    • they merge
    • they are unchanged
    • they are destroyed
    • they change
  3. Which methods are used to separate mixtures?

    • chemical reactions
    • nuclear fission
    • thermal bonding
    • physical processes
  4. What is never produced during physical separation processes?

    • pure solvents
    • condensed vapours
    • separated filtrates
    • new substances
  5. Which process separates an insoluble solid from a liquid?

    • crystallisation
    • chromatography
    • fractional distillation
    • filtration
  6. Which process is used to obtain a solid dissolved in a solution?

    • crystallisation
    • fractional distillation
    • chromatography
    • filtration
  7. Which process separates liquids with different boiling points?

    • crystallisation of salts
    • filtration of solids
    • chromatography of inks
    • fractional distillation
  8. Which technique separates dyes in ink using paper?

    • crystallisation
    • chromatography
    • filtration
    • simple distillation
  9. A mixture of sand and water is to be separated. Which process is best?

    • electrolysis
    • fractional distillation
    • filtration
    • chromatography
  10. Pure salt is needed from a salt solution. Which process is used?

    • chromatography
    • simple distillation
    • crystallisation
    • filtration
  11. Pure water is needed from salt water. Which process is used?

    • crystallisation of salt
    • simple distillation
    • filtration of solids
    • chromatography of dyes
  12. Which process is used to separate crude oil fractions?

    • crystallisation
    • simple distillation
    • fractional distillation
    • chromatography
  13. Which equipment is used to separate mixtures safely?

    • reactive metals
    • heatproof glassware
    • insulated plastic
    • wooden crucibles
  14. Which tool separates iron filings from sand?

    • Bunsen burner
    • filter paper
    • a magnet
    • Liebig condenser
  15. Which technique cools and collects a boiling liquid vapour?

    • simple distillation
    • filtration
    • crystallisation
    • chromatography
  16. What happens to salt when separating salt water by distillation?

    • stays behind
    • passes through
    • turns to gas
    • evaporates first
  17. Why does filtration fail to separate dissolved salt from water?

    • water evaporates too fast
    • particles are too large
    • particles pass through
    • salt undergoes a reaction
  18. How are mixtures separated compared to compounds?

    • thermally
    • atomically
    • chemically
    • physically
  19. Which component evaporates first during liquid mixture distillation?

    • lower boiling point
    • larger mass
    • higher boiling point
    • greater density
  20. What property causes different substances to separate during paper chromatography?

    • Mass
    • Solubility
    • Melting point
    • Density

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