You are provided with a mixture containing sand, iron filings, ammonium chloride and sodium chloride. Describe the procedures you would use to separate these constituents from the mixture?

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You are provided with a mixture containing sand- iron filings- ammonium chloride and sodium chloride- Describe the procedures you would use to separate these constituents from the mixture-

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Step-1- Separate iron filings with the help of a magnet-Step-2- Sublimation of the remaining mixture separates ammonium-xA0-chloride when solid directly converts to gaseous vapors-Step-3- Add water to the remaining mixture- stir and filter out sand by filtration-Step-4- The filtrate can be evaporated to get back sodium chloride-