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- Make a mixture of dry sand with sawdust or powdered dry leaves.
- Keep this mixture on a plate or a newspaper.
- Look at this mixture carefully.
Can the two different components be made out easily?
be made out easily.
Are the sizes of particles of the two components similar?
, the sizes of particles of the two components (dry sand and sawdust) are .
Would it be possible to separate the components by handpicking?
to separate the components by handpicking.
- Now, take your mixture to an open ground and stand on a raised platform.
- Put the mixture in a plate or sheet of paper.
- Hold the plate or the sheet of paper containing the mixture, at your shoulder height.
- Tilt it slightly, so that the mixture slides out slowly.
What happens?
Sand, sawdust and tea leaves at the same place. The managed to separate into two components .
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