Activity 6.6:
Aim: To separate a mixture using magnet.
Materials and apparatus: Mixture of iron and sulphur powder, spatula, Petri dish, magnet bar, paper.
Instruction
1. Put one spatula of iron powder and sulphur powder into a Petri dish.
2. Hold a magnet bar near the mixture (Figure 6.23).
Questions
1. Which powder will be attracted to the magnet?
2. Is the powder that you answered in question 1, a metal or non-metal?
Answer:
1. Iron powder
2. Metal
Aim: To separate a mixture using magnet.
Materials and apparatus: Mixture of iron and sulphur powder, spatula, Petri dish, magnet bar, paper.
Instruction
1. Put one spatula of iron powder and sulphur powder into a Petri dish.
2. Hold a magnet bar near the mixture (Figure 6.23).
Questions
1. Which powder will be attracted to the magnet?
2. Is the powder that you answered in question 1, a metal or non-metal?
Answer:
1. Iron powder
2. Metal