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*[[Separating Mixtures|Separating]] a [[mixture]] of an [[insoluble]] [[solid]] and a [[liquid]].
*[[Separating Mixtures|Separating]] a [[mixture]] of a [[soluble]] [[solid]] from an [[insoluble]] [[solid]]. This is done by first adding a [[solvent]] to [[dissolve]] the [[soluble]] [[solid]] before then '''filtering'''.
: '''Filtration''' cannot be used to for:*[[Separating Mixtures|separateSeparating]] two [[solute]]s from each other in [[solution]] - [[Chromatography]]*[[Separating Mixtures|Separating]] [[solute]]s from [[solvent]]s in [[solution]] or - [[Distillation]]*[[Separating Mixtures|Separating]] two [[liquidsolvent]]s from each other in a [[mixturesolution]] - [[Fractional Distillation]].
: In an [[experiment]] a [[mixture]] of [[insoluble]] [[solid]] and a [[liquid]] is '''filtered''' using [[Filter Paper|filter paper]]. However, on an industrial scale many different types of '''filter''' can be used to [[Separating Mixtures|separate]] [[insoluble]]s [[solid]]s from [[mixture]]s with [[liquid]]s.