Good Science Victorian Curriculum Year 7
Digital sample of Matilda's newest publication, Good Science Victorian Curriculum Year, authored by Emma Craven and Aaron Elias. For more information visit www.matildaeducation.com.au or email Katrina Tucker, katrinatucker@matildaed.com.au
Digital sample of Matilda's newest publication, Good Science Victorian Curriculum Year, authored by Emma Craven and Aaron Elias. For more information visit www.matildaeducation.com.au or email Katrina Tucker, katrinatucker@matildaed.com.au
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CHAPTER 5: MIXTURES<br />
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Distillation can be used to purify water<br />
Distillation can be used to separate pure water from salt. First,<br />
the salt water is heated in a glass flask. The water evaporates<br />
and the water vapour is captured. It is then cooled in a tube<br />
called a condenser, which has cool water flowing around it.<br />
This changes the gas to a liquid. This change is called<br />
condensation. The condensed liquid is collected in<br />
a different beaker, while the salt crystals remain in<br />
the flask.<br />
Distillation can also be used to separate two liquids,<br />
such as water and alcohol. The physical property<br />
that allows these substances to be separated is<br />
boiling point (which is different for every substance).<br />
What is distillation?<br />
INVESTIGATION 5.6A<br />
Evaporating a solution<br />
KEY SKILL<br />
Identifying limitations<br />
to the method and<br />
suggesting improvements<br />
Go to page 159<br />
INVESTIGATION 5.6B<br />
Growing crystals<br />
KEY SKILL<br />
Identifying the variables and<br />
formulating a hypothesis<br />
Go to page 160<br />
INVESTIGATION 5.6C<br />
Distillation (Teacher demonstration)<br />
Go to page 161<br />
Figure 5.13 In a laboratory<br />
distillation set-up, a Bunsen burner<br />
heats a mixture and evaporates the<br />
liquid. This gas changes to a liquid<br />
in the condenser.<br />
Solution<br />
Thermometer<br />
water<br />
outlet<br />
Condenser<br />
Cooling water<br />
Condensed liquid<br />
(this is called<br />
the 'distillate')<br />
CHECKPOINT 5.6<br />
1 Evaporation and crystallisation<br />
are related. Suggest how.<br />
2 Give an example of a mixture<br />
that can be separated<br />
by evaporation and<br />
crystallisation.<br />
3 Describe a situation in which<br />
you could separate something<br />
using distillation.<br />
4 Identify the physical property<br />
of a substance that is used to<br />
separate mixtures in distillation.<br />
5 Suggest how you would go<br />
about creating large crystals<br />
using crystallisation.<br />
CONTEMPORARY<br />
ISSUES<br />
6 Research how a desalination<br />
plant uses the process of<br />
reverse osmosis to purify<br />
water. Use labelled diagrams<br />
to present your findings.<br />
Bunsen burner<br />
Water inlet<br />
Flask<br />
SUCCESS CRITERIA<br />
I can describe the difference<br />
between evaporation,<br />
crystallisation and distillation.<br />
I can give examples of<br />
situations in which each<br />
technique could be used<br />
to separate mixtures.<br />
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