Chemistry (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 6 - The Periodic Table - 6 Assessment - Page 188: 72

Answer

a. Use a magnet b. Melt the copper

Work Step by Step

a. Since iron is magnetic whereas copper is not, using a magnet would draw all of the iron away from the copper. b. Copper has a lower melting point than iron, so heating the mixture to the melting point of copper would separate the copper (liquid) from the iron (solid).
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