Decantation
Liquids
Solids
Distillation
Gases
Magnetic separation
Evaporation
Sieving
Reversible
Filtration
Definite (Shape) / Definite (Volume)
Method to separate a pure liquid from a mixture of liquids
Method to separate an insoluble substance from a liquid
Separate heterogenous solid mixtures for recycling
Use to separate solids of different sizes
No Definite (Shape) / No Definite (Volume)
Uses gravity to separate a mixture of two liquids
No Definite (Shape) / Definite (Volume)
Changes are temporary and can be undone
Method to separate a soluble substance from a liquid