What is the purpose of decantation in qualitative analysis?
University of Ilorin CHM108 2025 past question
- To separate a liquid from a precipitate or sediment by gently pouring the liquid away
- To boil off all the solvent from a solution to recover a solid
- To separate two miscible liquids with different boiling points
- To neutralize an acidic solution before further testing
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