Friday, July 22, 2011

SEPARATING IRON FILLINGS FROM SAND!

Let's see how to separate iron fillings from sand!


Materials:
Magnet
A small bowl
Iron filling
Sand


INSTRUCTIONS
Pour some sand into the bowl.
Now add some iron fillings and mix properly.
Now keep the mix the mixture again by using the magnet. Take the magnet out. What do you observe??

Observe: The iron fillings are stuck to the magnet!!

HOW DOES THIS HAPPENS??
The magnet attracts the iron filling. This is how the iron filling gets stuck to the magnet! This is the best method of separating iron filling with any other thing that does not attracts with magnet!! 



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