Separation of a Mixture

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Author: Laura Rodriguez-Uribe, Ph.D.

Subject: Science, Chemistry

Approximate Grade Level: 9th and above

Summary: In this lesson students develop a method to separate a mixture of four substances and calculate each substance's percent recovery after separation. Students learn about guar and guayule, two crops that produce plant compounds with industrial uses. Students also learn about the technology used to separate important compounds from guar and guayule.

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