Question 1
Paper 2Medium6 marksA laboratory has several batches of a dry solid containing crystalline sulfur and sodium chloride. The relative amounts of the two substances vary between batches. Sodium chloride dissolves in water, whereas sulfur does not. A student wants to obtain dry sodium chloride from one batch.
Classify each of sulfur and sodium chloride as an element, compound or mixture.
State one feature, other than the variable proportions, that distinguishes this sample from a compound.
Outline a sequence of steps to obtain dry sodium chloride from the sample.