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Identify a method used to separate a solid-solid mixture of silver and iron filings.
Options:
A .  distillation
B .  centrifugation
C .  magnetic separation
D .  separating funnel
Answer: Option C
:
C
Magnetic separation is a methodused if one of the components of the mixture is magnetic in nature .This method is used as one of the componentgets attracted towards the magnet. In the given case, iron filings get attracted to a magnet while silverfilings wont and hence, can be separated by magnetic separation.

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