State the principle involved in separation of solid-solid mixtures by –

(a) sieving

(b) magnetic separation

(c) sublimation.

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(a) Sieving 

Principle — Based on the difference in size of the solid particles. 

Examples — Mixture of Rice powder and soil, mixture of different sized particles of diamond and of sand. 

(b) Magnetic separation 

Principle — One component of the mixture is a magnetic substance. 

Example — Mixture of iron ore and sand, Mixture of cobalt and lead. 

(c) Sublimation Principle — One of the components sublimes on heating.

Example — Mixture of iodine and salt, Mixture of ammounium chloride and sand.

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