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