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Which separation techniques will you apply for the separation of the following?

Ammonium chloride from a mixture containing sodium chloride and ammonium chloride.

Sublimation


We know that ammonium chloride sublimes at room temperature, so after sublimation only sodium chloride is left in the container and we can hold another container over the mixture of sodium chloride and ammonium chloride so that the sublimed ammonium chloride can be collected in the other container.


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