Solutions Manual – Separation Process Engineering
(updated Edition, Wankat, 2026)
Mixture - answer-A mixture is made up of several different substances, the substances are not
chemically joined - they are just physically combined.
Solution - answer-A solution is a mixture of a liquid with a solid or gas. All parts of the mixture
are the same, you can't see separate substances - it is homogeneous.
Dissolve - answer-When the solute dissolves, the solvent particles surround each solute particle,
mixing the particles together.
Solubility - answer-The ability of a substance to dissolve (especially in water)
Filtration - answer-Using filter paper and filter funnel, an insoluble solid can be separated from a
solution.
Distillation - answer-Is a process that uses evaporation and condensation to obtain a solvent
from a solution.
Process of distillation - answer-- Water in the solution boils.
- Water vapor leaves the solution
- Water vapor travels through the condenser.
- The vapor condenses to form liquid water.
- Liquid water drips into the beaker
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